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AI demand is pushing data centre proposals into ordinary UK towns, and the real decisions are being made in planning files rather than product launches. Here is how to read the promises, the power numbers and the local bargain before the diggers arrive.
We've quietly installed a listening device in nearly every room and agreed to terms none of us read. Voice assistants aren't going anywhere — but the labelling around them is still hopeless, and UK households deserve better than guesswork.
Passkeys are genuinely better than passwords at the thing passwords are worst at. But as UK banks start switching them on, the risk hasn't vanished — it's moved to account recovery, and nobody has explained that bit to customers yet.
Heated seats on a monthly plan, extra acceleration unlocked by an app, driver assistance that expires with your card details. Car subscriptions are spreading across UK forecourts in 2026 — and the argument for them is thinner than the marketing suggests.
Delivery robots have moved from campus stunts to weekly grocery runs in a handful of UK towns. Here is what actually works, what still feels like a demo, and whether your Friday chippy order will ever arrive on six wheels.
Digital identity plans are moving from policy papers into everyday apps, with banks, the NHS and age checks leading the way. The trade-offs are not abstract, and users need practical ways to stay informed and in control.