Tech Brief 30 November 2025: Submarine Drones, Algorithms, Autonomy
Tech Brief 30 November 2025 investigates the seamless integration of AI in submarines, social media, and football, highlighting challenges in autonomy and decision-making.
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Tech Brief 18 November 2025: AI Protest, Security, Telephony
Paul McCartney’s latest track targets AI copyright loopholes with almost silent music, symbolising a unique form of protest. An intriguing stance against unauthorised use of music by AI companies, it reveals a bold form of digital self-defence.
Tech Brief 11 November 2025: Gaming, AI, Infrastructure
Tech Brief 11 November 2025 covers how evolving technologies, like artificial intelligence in planning, enhance routine operations while grappling with legacy systems like the Post Office’s Horizon.
Tech Brief 22 October 2025: AI Presenters, Deepfakes, Cloud Outages
Tech Brief 22 October 2025 examines the impact of AI on traditional job roles, featuring a Channel 4 experiment with an AI news presenter, sparking debates on technology’s role in the future of employment and personal engagement with media.
Tech Brief 18 October 2025: Deepfakes, AI Music, News Migration
Tech Brief 18 October 2025 delves into the evolving landscape of AI-driven authenticity, highlighting how digital tools reshape personalisation in news and music, raising philosophical and ethical issues.
Tech Brief 5 October 2025: Robotics, Regional Innovation, Content Rights
“Tech Brief 5 October 2025” delves into the intertwined worlds of human endeavors, historical advancements, and technological innovations, focusing on the intersection where all three converge.
Tech Brief 23 August 2025: Remakes, Deepfakes, Semiconductors
“Tech Brief 23 August 2025” covers the latest in tech, with highlights such as the remake of Metal Gear Solid 3, advances in AI deepfake technology, major UK chip investment, and updated 5G infrastructure in holiday parks. It ponders the importance of preserving tech heritage in the modern digital landscape.
Tech Brief 20 August 2025: AI Research, Encryption, Deepfakes
Tech Brief 20 August 2025 delves into the intersection of power, identity, and technology by highlighting pivotal tech issues like AI-driven scams and the reshaping of a storied British institution.
Tech Brief 1 August 2025: Surveillance, Encryption, Cloud
Tech Brief 1 August 2025 examines the increased use of facial recognition by the Metropolitan Police in London, highlighting the tension between public security and individual privacy and how it echoes past digital rights debates.
Tech Brief 23 July 2025: AI Security, Banking Infrastructure, Digital Rituals
Tech Brief 23 July 2025 discusses critical technological integrations in policy and daily life, including AI in border management, banking systems overhaul, and new tea rituals.