Tech Brief 2 November 2025: Security, Datacentres, Autocorrect
This Tech Brief delves into digital trust issues, highlighting how persistent tech defects, such as the Post Office’s Horizon system glitch, impact lives and trust in modern systems.
Tech Briefs
Tech Brief 1 November 2025: Infrastructure, Open Source, Accountability
Tech Brief 1 November 2025 reveals Britain’s policy shift to embrace open source, addressing past governmental tech failures and future rural connectivity plans. Understand the profound implications of this policy change.
Tech Brief 30 October 2025: Heritage Computing, AI Accountability, Innovation Funding
Revisiting a 1975 British Rail system shows it was ahead of its time, handling challenges we associate with modern ‘cloud’ technology. This historical insight links directly to contemporary tech discussions and innovations.
Tech Brief 29 October 2025: Cybersecurity, Digital Commons, Environmental Impact
Tech Brief 29 October 2025 delves into significant global tech issues, including Wikipedia’s resilience as a digital commons, major shifts in cybersecurity by the Turing Institute, and the environmental impacts of expanding datacentres.
Tech Brief 28 October 2025: Wikipedia, Infrastructure, Ransomware
Tech Brief 28 October 2025 delves into how the internet, its visionaries, and digital technologies have evolved, contrasting promises with reality through figures like Jimmy Wales and issues like 8K vs 4K resolution.
Tech Brief 27 October 2025: Cloud Failures, AI Safety, Network History
Tech Brief 27 October 2025 discusses how AWS outage reminiscent of 1980’s ARPANET crash underscores our enduring struggle against network vulnerabilities and systemic fragility in technology infrastructure.
Tech Brief 26 October 2025: Automotive Tech, AI Safety, Cloud Infrastructure
Tech Brief 26 October 2025 unveils the escalating opacity in modern technology with critical insights into the dangers of increasingly complex systems that users cannot control or repair, highlighting foundational changes from past decades.
Tech Brief 25 October 2025: Security, Legacy Systems, Careers
“Tech Brief 25 October 2025” investigates the ongoing battle with legacy systems in technology. It offers profound insights into historical tech issues still impacting today’s digital infrastructure.
Tech Brief 24 October 2025: Cyberattacks, AI Sovereignty, Data Security
Tech Brief 24 October 2025 discusses the repercussions of the Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack and its projected £1.9 billion cost to the UK economy, emphasizing the critical need for digital vigilance and enhanced cybersecurity measures across sectors.
Tech Brief 23 October 2025: Quantum, Browsers, Gaming
“Tech Brief 23 October 2025” claims the spotlight with discussions on browser advancements, quantum computing breakthroughs, and a tribute to a gaming icon. This edition reveals how these topics are defining the current and future landscape of technology.