Archive for October 2022

A new AI-based 60-second retina scanning tool can predict a person’s risk of heart disease by looking at the veins and arteries in their eye. Level Of Risk Revealed By Looking At Blood Vessels The test findings of the new ‘Quartz’ tool, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, show that the AI software takes…

Following a provisional agreement in June, the European Parliament has voted in favour of a law to ensure that all devices have a single universal charger. Why?  Back in June, the EU Parliament highlighted the following reasons why having a single universal charger is necessary: – Consumers currently face the inconvenience and costs of needing…

In this article, we look at the many different ways we are being tracked online, plus which measures users can take to avoid being tracked. Why Are We Being Tracked?  Internet tracking is used for a number of reasons, including: – Improving user browser experiences on websites. – For analytics to improve business performance and…

In this insight, we look at what BEC campaigns are, their characteristics, together with what businesses can do to protect themselves from the threat of BEC campaigns. What Is A BEC Campaign?  A business email compromise (BEC) campaign is a kind of text-based, impersonation, social engineering scam where, in most cases, the victim is forwarded…

New research by Atlas VPN claims that Google’s Chrome browser has had 303 discovered vulnerabilities this year, and that an unusually high number of cumulative vulnerabilities have been spotted in the browser. The advice is to make sure that your browser is up to date, care is taken if choosing plugins, and to look out…

A cyber-attack on Australian telecommunications provider, Optus, may have affected 10 million people, the equivalent of 40% of the country’s population! Customer data reported as stolen in the attack includes names, dates of birth, home addresses, phone, and email contacts, and even the passport and driving licence numbers of around 2.8 million people! Following the…

A new set of European Commission rules, called the AI Liability Directive, could make it easier for people injured in AI accidents to sue. Why?  The European Commission says that the new proposals, which could become the first-ever legal framework on AI, are needed because: – AI developers, deployers and users need clear requirements and…

Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has introduced a prototype humanoid robot named Optimus to attendees and the cameras at Tesla’s recent AI Day 2022 event. Useful Humanoid Robot  Mr Musk told the audience that the idea behind Optimus was simply to “make a useful, humanoid robot as quickly as possible” and that Optimus has…

After a recent Medix report noted the widescale adoption of “low-code” by business, we look at what it is, the reasons for its growth, and the pros and cons of using it. What Is Low Code?  Low code applications are those built using visual, model-driven tools like drag-and-drop modelers, smart services, components, and pre-built connectors rather…