Is Slack Down? Company Responds As Thousands Report Issues With Platform
Slack experienced an outage this morning, but some users are now back up and running and able to send messages again.
Aaron Drapkin is Tech.co's Content Manager. He has been researching and writing about technology, politics, and society in print and online publications since graduating with a Philosophy degree from the University of Bristol six years ago.
Aaron's focus areas include VPNs, cybersecurity, AI and project management software. He has been quoted in the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, The Daily Mail, Computer Weekly, Cybernews, Lifewire, HR News and the Silicon Republic speaking on various privacy and cybersecurity issues, and has articles published in Wired, Vice, Metro, ProPrivacy, The Week, and Politics.co.uk covering a wide range of topics.
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ChatGPT and Bard Facebook Ads Are Actually Password-Stealing Malware
The scam ads promise all the latest AI chatbot features, but end up stealing your personal data.
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A Research Team Plans to Merge AI with Human Brain Cells
The research team has been handed a $400,000 research grant in government funding.
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Elon Musk Unveils New Twitter Logo and Explains What ‘X’ Means
It's goodbye to the bird, as troubled Twitter takes on a new visual identity, in typical Musk style.
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Amazon Expanding Pay-By-Palm to Hundreds of US Stores
Lots of companies are adopting Amazon One, which utilizes biometric data to help customers pay with nothing but their hands.
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What is Apple GPT? Apple’s ChatGPT Rival & “Ajax” Explained
Apple is preparing to make a major AI announcement in 2024, and this could be the first clue to what it might entail.
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AI Ethics: Principles, Guidelines, Frameworks & Issues to Discuss
AI is gradually creeping into every aspect of our lives - but do we have the ethical tools to keep ourselves safe?
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Business Leaders Can’t Agree on Who’s to Blame for AI Mistakes
A Tech.co survey has found that not everyone agrees on when it's okay to use AI at work, and who's to blame for its mistakes.
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Knowledge Workers Burned Out from Juggling Multiple Apps
The overwhelming majority of knowledge workers want their work lives to be simpler - starting with fewer workplace apps.
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What Is xAI? Elon Musk Reveals New Startup To Rival OpenAI
The billionaire is building a new AI startup to rival OpenAI - a company he co-founded eight years ago.
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Musk Hit with $500M Lawsuit from Former Twitter Employees
With competitors gaining ground, will the $500m legal filing prove to be the straw that breaks the bird's back?
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What Is Cloud Project Management and Why Is It Important?
Many businesses now manage projects in the cloud, but how does this work and what are the benefits?
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Microsoft Denies New Data Breach Claimed by Anonymous Sudan
A group that recently DDoS attacked Microsoft now claim they've stolen 30 million customer records. The tech giant disagrees.
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Meta Reveals Launch of New Twitter Rival, Instagram Threads
Threads may be the first true alternative to Twitter launched following Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform.
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Google Bard Swats Pesky Bug but AI Chatbot Still Seeing Double
Google says it has fixed a bug causing confusion around which Large Language Model its AI chatbot is using. Has it?
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Incogni Review: Does it Really Remove Your Data From the Web?
We try out Surfshark's new data broker removal tool, Incogni, and the results are impressive.
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7 Best AI Website Builders to Help Save You Time for 2025
AI is making all sorts of tasks quicker and easier for 2025 and building a website is no different.
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How To Remove Your Personal Information From Google
Removing your personal data from Google isn't always easy but it can be done. Here's how to get started.
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What Is a Digital Footprint? How Your Data Tells a Story
Everyone using the internet has a digital footprint. But how do you go about improving, minimizing or erasing it?
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Does ChatGPT Save My Data? OpenAI’s Privacy Policy Explained
We take a closer look at what data ChatGPT saves, how it's used, and OpenAI's privacy policy.
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Inside Merantix, Europe’s All-Encompassing AI Ecosystem
Co-Founder Dr. Rasmus Rothe talks to Tech.co about Merantix's AI Campus, as well AI regulation and adoption challenges.