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As organisations race to deploy AI agents, digital workers and increasingly autonomous systems, one uncomfortable question is becoming impossible to ignore: How much decision-making should humans ever delegate to machines? This may seem like a new challenge, driven by recent advances in generative AI, agentic systems and digital workers. In reality, the world has already spent more than a decade wrestling with exactly the same question.

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The ethics of innovation in music, and why the way we create matters as much as what we create In between my technology and sustainability interests I am also a musician and songwriter/composer. My…

A Small Change That Could Make a Big Difference 27 August 2026 marked an important milestone for home energy in the UK. Compliant plug-in solar systems are now legal across Great Britain, allowing households to generate electricity simply by plugging an approved solar kit into a standard socket. For many people, particularly those in flats, rented homes, or properties unsuitable for rooftop solar, this is the first realistic opportunity to generate their own renewable electricity.

Artificial intelligence is being blamed for making experienced workers obsolete. The rather more uncomfortable truth is that rapidly changing industries have always favoured people who can learn quickly, adapt freely and abandon ideas that no longer work. AI has not created that reality. It has merely made it much harder to ignore. There is an increasingly common observation that older people, particularly those working in technology and other rapidly changing fields, are finding it harder to secure senior roles.

Why land area only matters when you count all the land that energy really uses Arguments about land use in energy often begin with a photograph and end with a conclusion. A gas-fired power station occupies a compact industrial site. A nuclear station sits within a relatively small, well-defined boundary. A solar farm spreads across fields, while wind turbines may be visible across an entire landscape.

It takes just 42 homes with rooftop solar to match the output of an acre of solar farm. So could rooftop panels, warehouses and car parks eliminate the need for solar farms? This article explores the maths behind one of the UK's most heated energy debates.

As Microsoft continue to improve their branding story, aided by increasingly useful AI tooling, I revisit the topic and look at the overdue PowerPoint updates

The emergence of agentic AI challenges traditional employment-based taxation systems, risking a decoupling of economic growth from job creation. As automation increases productivity, societies must rethink revenue mechanisms to ensure public institutions are funded. The key lies in redefining the social contract to align prosperity with societal wellbeing, rather than solely relying on employment taxes.

Why Every AI Agent Needs a Manager For most of the modern corporate era, organisations have operated on a simple assumption. People perform work and technology supports them. Human beings make decisions, exercise judgement, take responsibility and are held accountable for outcomes. Systems, applications and software tools provide information, facilitate communication and automate routine tasks, but ultimately remain subordinate to human direction.

"The goal is not to create climate-proof villages. That is impossible. The goal is to create communities that can anticipate, withstand, adapt to and recover from climate-related challenges while continuing to thrive." Climate change is no longer a future problem. Across East Yorkshire we are already experiencing more frequent extreme weather, heavier rainfall, hotter summers and increasing pressures on our natural environment.

A chance repost by the ever insightful Ami Diamond reminded me that Microsoft has, in its wisdom, 'centralised' it's branding tools in SharePoint Brand Centre and Brand Kit. At first glance this feels like Microsoft creating two products to solve the same problem. In reality they target different audiences and, while there is overlap, they solve different parts of the branding challenge.

We often want to tell our AI to use a preferred or definitive website as the grounding source for certain types of queries. It seems like such a simple thing. This is why it isn't and what to do about it.

Although electrification promises to largely eliminate coal and gas extraction, we need oil for petrochemicals. Then what happens to the unused fuel part of oil?

Building out renewable infrastructure obviously requires mining and has carbon emissions. It's the scale of that compared with fossil fuels that matters. The difference is shocking.

The UK's high retail electricity prices stem from taxes, levies, and standing charges rather than elevated wholesale costs. Wholesale prices are competitive within Europe, positioned mid-pack. Other countries demonstrate both higher and lower wholesale prices based on their energy sources, with the UK not leading globally in costs.

Most people think propaganda is something that happens somewhere else.

Local Net Zero Hubs host national rollout of Net Zero Public Participation Strategy with minister-led showcase of community action on energy

If the latest immigration and asylum figures tell us anything, it’s that the far-right will never be appeased

A fact‑checked explanation for social media naysayers who keep asking without ever bothering to do an internet search or reading the comments. Some questions get asked so often you start to suspect people don’t actually want the answer, having been given their opinion by a FUDwit, Oilbot or unethical media outlet or politician (I'm passed pretending otherwise). This one is a classic:

UK mortgage lenders often offer incentives for homeowners who adopt renewables or improve energy efficiency, and the market has actually expanded. As of 2026 there are over 90 green mortgage products available, up from just four in 2019.

While there are many folk (often with dubious motivation) who claim that Renewable Energy Sources can never supply all a nations electricity needs, there is also a rather more sensible discussion o…

While there are many folk (often with dubious motivation) who claim that Renewable Energy Sources can never supply all a nations electricity needs, there is also a rather more sensible discussion on the role of nuclear power in the operation of our grids. The thinking is that nuclear provides a robust, 'firm' (i.e. predictable and available) electricity supply that ensures that the baseload is covered.

Copilot Cowork turns intent into action across Microsoft 365—automating tasks, coordinating workflows, and keeping you in control. See how.

First steps: enabling skill.md capabilities in SharePoint, installing your first skills and where to use them.