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14/06/2026

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04/06/2026

⚠️ 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 ⚠️

DuckDuckGo says it has seen a surge in users following Google's latest AI search announcements, highlighting growing concerns about AI-generated search results.

The privacy-focused search engine reported US app installs increased by an average of 18.1 per cent week-on-week after Google's I/O conference, peaking at 30.5 per cent. Independent analytics firm Apptopia also reported a 29 per cent increase in US downloads.

The increase followed Google's expansion of AI Overviews and AI Mode, which provide AI-generated answers directly within Search. Critics have raised concerns about accuracy, transparency, and reduced user control.

DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg claimed that "Google is force-feeding AI with no way to opt out" and said users should be able to choose "how much or how little AI they want".

Businesses should remind staff to verify important information using trusted sources rather than relying solely on AI-generated summaries, particularly when making financial, legal, technical, or security-related decisions.

04/06/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵

A study of 75,000 brands has found that being talked about on YouTube may now be a stronger predictor of AI visibility than backlinks, domain authority, or even the size of a company’s website.

https://hoit.uk/google/why-youtube-mentions-matter-more-than-backlinks-in-ai-search/


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29/05/2026

𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Temporary Chat gives you a private, one-off conversation space in ChatGPT that isn’t saved to your chat history or Memory, making it ideal for discussing sensitive projects, client matters, HR issues, business planning, or other topics that you don’t want appearing in your regular chat history.

https://hoit.uk/tech-trivia/use-temporary-chat-for-sensitive-discussions/

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28/05/2026

⚠️ 𝗠𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 ⚠️

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that London's Metropolitan Police requested communications data from technology companies more than 700,000 times during 2025, highlighting the scale of modern digital surveillance.

The requests covered mobile networks, email providers and online services. Although they generally did not involve message content, they could include metadata such as account details, IP addresses and contact records.

The figures also showed a nearly 500 per cent increase in requests to Lyca Mobile, while data was sought from services including Proton, Signal, Uber and Deliveroo. Some privacy-focused providers disputed aspects of the figures.

For businesses, the findings are a reminder that metadata can reveal a great deal about people, communications and behaviour, making data governance and privacy controls increasingly important.

27/05/2026

𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸’𝘀 𝗜𝗣𝗢 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲?

Elon Musk’s planned SpaceX stock market flotation could make him the world’s first trillionaire, highlighting how investors are increasingly placing enormous value on companies that combine AI, communications infrastructure, space technology and long-term strategic ambition.

https://hoit.uk/tech-insight/musks-ipo-the-worlds-first-trillionaire/

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