KANE'S TECH TIPS:
SUNDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2025
Welcome to another low down on all the latest Tech news, Tips and Tricks to help you keep up to date with the latest from the Tech world!
You can hear the feature On Air on a Sunday with Mark, and throughout the week.
Spotify Working With Record Labels Around AI
Spotify, the world's biggest music streaming service, has announced it is working with major labels on using artificial intelligence (AI) in a "responsible" way.
The firm said it wanted to make AI tools which "put artists and songwriters first" and respect their copyright.
The streaming giant will license music from the three record labels which make up the vast majority of the industry: Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
However, critics say adding more AI to the platform would result in less streaming revenue for human artists.
It is unclear exactly what these AI tools will look like, but Spotify says it has already started working on its first products.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7emv83edjo
Source: BBC News
Capita Fined by Information Commissioners Office (ICO)
The UK's data watchdog has fined outsourcing firm Capita £14m after the personal data of 6.6 million people was stolen in a cyber-attack.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said Capita "failed to ensure the security of processing of personal data which left it at significant risk"..
Capita provides professional and outsourcing services in a number of different fields for the public and private sectors.
Information apparently containing Capita data - including home addresses and passport images - began to circulate on the dark web.
The ICO said financial data had been stolen, and in some cases details of criminal records had been hacked.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d6yxdq3d2o
Source: BBC News
Vodafone Recovered After Outage
Vodafone says it has resolved an outage on Monday 13th october across its network that left thousands of people across the UK without internet access.
More than 130,000 reports were flagged to web outage monitor Downdetector on Monday afternoon, as customers complained their Vodafone broadband or mobile data had stopped working.
In a statement on the Tuesday, the company said the outage was "triggered by a non-malicious software issue with one of our vendor partners which has now been resolved, and the network has fully recovered". They did apologise for any inconvenience this caused.
Customers of other telecoms firms that use Vodafone's network were also knocked offline.
Downdetector saw a similar spike in reports on Monday afternoon from users of the mobile network Voxi, which is owned by Vodafone.
Customers of Lebara and Talkmobile, which piggy-back off Vodafone's network, were also affected.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yldldx659o
Source: BBC News
App Of The Week
This weeks app of the week is called CalScan - Ai Calorie Tracker
The interface is clean, minimal, and really easy to get used to without any unnecessary clutter or extras.
It makes tracking and scanning data feel effortless, be it analyzing calorie info, scanning food items, or logging nutrition details.
This app is free to download on IOS and Android devices
Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mimipig.calorie
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/app/calscan-ai-calorie-tracker/id6502774426
🛡️ Security Corner 🛡️
Social media is a great way to stay in touch with family, friends and keep up to date on the latest news. However, it’s important to know how to manage the security and privacy settings on your accounts, so that your personal information remains inaccessible to anyone but you.
Scammers will make fake accounts and/or hack real accounts to use them to commit a range of fraudulent activities. Many sites have a process to verify accounts, such as verified badges for Instagram and Facebook. This can help to identify real accounts against fake accounts pretending to be a well-known person.
