Last checked: 19 October 2026. Phone numbers, email addresses and steps below come from the official Report Fraud, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Citizens Advice, Payment Systems Regulator, Stop Scams UK and Google Help pages on that date. Services do change, so if something looks different, go by the official site. A text says a parcel couldn't be delivered. An email says your account is locked. A polite caller says they're from your bank and there's a "problem". If any of that has made your stomach drop, you are in very good company. Scams land on all of us, and they're getting more convincing every year. The good news is that you don't need to be a tech expert to beat them. A handful of warning signs, one golden rule and a few free UK reporting services go a long way. This guide walks you through all three, in plain English, with no scaremongering. What is a scam (and what is "phishing")? Report Fraud, the UK's national rep...

A short AI news post, written 17 October 2026. Everything below comes from Grok Bot's official announcements and help pages on that date. Details can change, so check the sources at the bottom before relying on anything. On 16 October 2026, the official Grok Bot account on X announced a bundle of improvements to Grok Bot. Grok Bot is the AI helper from SpaceXAI (the company behind Grok, formerly known as xAI) that works on its own computer and carries out tasks for you, with your approval. None of these changes is earth-shattering on its own, but together they make Grok Bot quicker and easier to live with. Here's what's new, in plain English, and what it means for you. A quick reminder: what is Grok Bot? Think of Grok Bot as an assistant that can actually do jobs rather than just chat about them. It can read and draft emails, look things up, fill in web pages and keep an eye on things for you, asking before it does anything it can't undo. I explained one of its ...

Last checked: 16 October 2026. Steps follow Google's own Account, Google One and Photos Help pages on that date. Google does tweak its menus from time to time, so don't worry if yours looks slightly different. That little warning pops up and your heart sinks: Google storage is full . Suddenly photos won't back up, a big email won't send, or Drive refuses a new file. It feels like a cupboard that will not shut. Drive, Gmail and Photos share one pot of storage, so a tidy-up in the right places usually frees space again. This guide covers what that shared storage is, what happens when it fills up, and how to free space safely. It is not a full how-to for each app (those have their own beginner guides), and you do not need to buy anything to follow it. What is Google storage? Every personal Google Account includes up to 15 GB of storage , shared across Gmail , Google Drive and Google Photos . Think of one shared loft, not three separate ones. Fill it with holiday...

A short AI news post, written 15 October 2026. Everything below comes from the official SpaceXAI announcement and docs on that date. Details can change, so check the sources at the bottom before relying on anything. On 14 October 2026, SpaceXAI (the company behind Grok, formerly known as xAI) announced Grok Voice 3.0 , its newest speech-to-speech model. In plain English, that means you can talk to the AI out loud and it talks back, almost like a phone call, instead of typing everything. If you're new to AI voice tools, don't worry. I'll cover what it is, why you might use it, how to try it, what it costs where the company has said so, the limits, and some sensible privacy tips. First, a quick reminder: what is Grok? Grok is the AI assistant made by SpaceXAI. You can chat with it on grok.com , in the Grok apps, and on X. Grok Bot is a related product: an AI teammate that works on its own computer and can carry out tasks for you, with your approval. I introduced both ...