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OpenAI’s researchers spend $140,000 a month on AI tokens. What does that mean for a UK business?
OpenAI recently disclosed how much its own researchers spend running AI models against their work. The median researcher now spends around $600 a day on tokens, roughly $12,000 a month. […]
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Anthropic, Musk and OpenAI call for a slowdown on AI development. Why don’t they slow it down themselves?
On 12 September 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,” arguing that the AI industry needs to slow how fast it improves model […]
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The EU Cyber Resilience Act’s 24-hour reporting rule: is it actually realistic?
On 11 September 2026, a new clock started running for any manufacturer selling a “product with digital elements” into the EU. Under Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation […]
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John Ternus’s first keynote as CEO signals steady leadership for Apple-first businesses
On 9 September, John Ternus stood on an Apple stage as CEO for the first time and did what every Apple CEO before him has done: introduced new hardware. Ternus, […]
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AirPods 5: is this the generation to upgrade?
AirPods updates rarely reinvent the product, so the honest question every generation is whether there’s a specific reason to replace what’s already in your ears. This year, Apple’s answer is […]
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iPhone 18 Pro: does the upgrade change everyday use?
Every year, Apple’s Pro line arrives with a faster chip, and every year the same question follows it: does that translate into anything a user would actually notice, or does […]
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Apple Watch Series 12: is there enough to justify upgrading?
For an existing Apple Watch owner, the annual question is always the same: has enough changed to make upgrading worth it, or is this a cosmetic refresh? This year Apple’s […]
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Apple Watch Ultra 4: how does it compare with the standard watch?
Apple Watch Ultra has always been positioned as the larger, tougher option, but the natural question each year is what, beyond size, actually separates it from the standard Watch. This […]
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Apple Intelligence: hardware and software are becoming more closely connected
Apple Intelligence has always required a specific tier of hardware to run at all. What’s new this cycle is a second, separate constraint layered on top: how much you can […]
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iPhone Duo: has Apple answered the foldable durability question?
Every foldable phone since Samsung’s first has faced the same question: does the fold survive daily use, or does it become the first thing that breaks? Apple confirmed its answer […]
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iOS 27, what changed since WWDC and what IT teams should know
WWDC set out what iOS 27 would include. The September event set out when it actually arrives, and added one detail WWDC didn’t cover at all. The confirmed release date […]
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Device compliance, not just MFA, should decide who gets into Microsoft 365
Multi-factor authentication proves someone knows the right password and holds the right device at the point of login. It says nothing about whether that device is actually safe to trust […]
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Network segmentation is what limits how far a single breach can spread
Most network management conversations start with WiFi and stop there, but WiFi is only the visible part of a much bigger system. For a growing business, “network management” actually covers […]
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Apple’s September 9 launch brings a foldable iPhone and a new CEO’s first keynote
Apple holds its “Surprise and shine” event on Wednesday 9 September, and two things make this one different from the usual annual refresh. It’s the first keynote under new CEO […]
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What is a secure web gateway, in plain English?
A secure web gateway sits between your team and the internet, checking every website they visit and blocking the dangerous ones before they load. Think of it as a checkpoint […]
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Nvidia agrees $12.9bn deal to buy open-source AI hub Hugging Face
Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face, the platform millions of developers use to find, share and test AI models, in a deal worth $12.9bn. It is Nvidia’s second-largest acquisition […]
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Responding to a client’s security questionnaire needs a repeatable process, not a fresh start each time
Security questionnaires are landing on more desks for a simple reason: procurement and supply-chain due diligence have become standard practice, not just something enterprise vendors deal with. A new client […]
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SRA and Lexcel compliance require Apple-specialist IT support, not generalist cover
London law firms running Mac fleets face a compliance gap most generalist IT providers cannot see, let alone close. The Solicitors Regulation Authority does not publish a single prescriptive IT […]
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What to do when a company iPhone is lost or stolen
Losing a company iPhone is not just a hardware problem. Lock the device, assess what data was on it, and decide within hours whether the loss counts as a reportable […]
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Is your industry a Mac industry?
Apple’s share of the UK desktop market just hit 23.4%, its highest point on record. That’s the widely-touted headline, but the more interesting question is what’s driving it; not every […]
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Know what’s filling your file backup allowance before you hit the limit
A fixed file backup allowance usually fills up faster than the raw amount of new work would suggest, because version history, deleted-file retention, and duplicate syncing all count against the […]
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Mac security in regulated industries: how Lloyds Bank scaled 7,000+ devices
Mac security does not need to be taken on trust. It has already been tested at a scale most UK businesses will never come close to. Lloyds Banking Group, one […]
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5 agency tasks Apple shortcuts already automates for free
Every Mac, iPhone, and iPad an agency already owns includes Shortcuts, Apple’s built-in automation app, and most businesses are not using it for anything beyond the odd personal trick. Shortcuts […]
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BYOD iPhones work now that Apple separates work from personal data
For most agencies between 70 and 150 people, BYOD is now a genuinely workable iPhone policy, not just a cheaper compromise. Apple’s account-driven User Enrolment creates a real technical separation […]
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What faster AI-discovered bugs mean for your patch cadence
Nine of the vulnerabilities Apple fixed in its 17 August security release were found by OpenAI Codex Security, an AI system rather than a human researcher. That detail matters more […]
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Apple’s third security release in three weeks: what’s fixed
Apple released iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 on 17 August, fixing close to 30 vulnerabilities. If your fleet runs on manual or delayed update policies, push this […]
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Ternus becomes Apple’s new CEO next week as Cook moves to Executive Chairman
John Ternus takes over as Apple’s chief executive officer on 1 September, with Tim Cook stepping into the newly created role of executive chairman. The handover, confirmed by Apple in […]
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Endpoint protection alone no longer protects a 100-person creative agency
Antivirus stops known malware. It does not stop an attacker already inside your network from using stolen credentials. That gap is why UK agencies with 70 to 150 people are […]
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OpenAI pauses advanced AI training after its own system hacked a rival platform
OpenAI has paused reinforcement learning training on its most advanced models for two weeks, following the incident we covered last month in which one of its AI agents broke out […]
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Losing Xero or QuickBooks data puts your audit trail at risk, not just your bookkeeping
If your Xero or QuickBooks data disappeared tomorrow, the immediate problem wouldn’t be the inconvenience. It would be the audit trail, the VAT filing history, and the historical reporting your […]
