Archive for December 2022
Tech-Insight : Merry Messages (Tipsy Texting) : Don’t Do It!
In this insight, we look at some of the ways to avoid the potential awkwardness of âtipsy textingâ over the Christmas period. Regrets⊠Iâve Had A Few A 2015 study (Dunne, Katz), for example, showed that 89 percent of participants said theyâd sent a drunk text, and 40 per cent said theyâd felt guilty about…
Read MoreFeatured Article : What’s All The Fuss About ChatGPT?
In this article, we look at what ChatGPT is, what it can do, and what type of businesses could get the most out of it. What Is ChatGPT? Released by OpenAI in November 2022, ChatGPT is a free, text-based AI Chatbot that can answer questions, write essays seemingly on any subject, tell jokes, write literary parodies,…
Read MoreTech News : Rent-a-Robot
Itâs been reported that global logistics firm DHL is using âa good numberâ of leased robots to help it deal with high demand over the Christmas period. What For ⊠And Where? The Wall Street Journal has reported that DHL is using leased robots for package handling over the Christmas period. Jobs the robots can help with…
Read MoreTech News : Microsoft Tops List Of Best-Run Companies
Microsoft has retained the No.1 spot in Drucker Instituteâs annual Management Top 250 ranking for the best-run companies in the U.S. for the third year in a row, while rankings for some other tech companies have slipped. Top Five Not All Tech This Year One of the most notable aspects of this yearâs rankings is that…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Signed Malicious Windows Drivers Used In Ransomware Attacks
Itâs been reported that kernel-mode hardware drivers that have been certified (signed) by Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Developer Program have been used maliciously in post-exploitation cyber attacks, i.e. where the attacker had already gained administrative privileges on compromised systems. The attacks have been linked to known ransomware and SIM swappers. It is understood that Microsoft has…
Read MoreTech News : Starlink Broadband Trial In Cumbria
As part of Project Gigabit, the UK government has announced a trial of Starlink satellite broadband in the Lake District as part of wider plans to connect highly remote areas. What Is Starlink?  Starlink, operated by billionaire Elon Muskâs SpaceX company uses a constellation of low orbit satellites around the earth (launched by SpaceX rockets)…
Read MoreFeatured Article : Twitter Roundup
Here, we look at more of the rapid changes at Twitter, what the reaction has been, how this has affected the platform, plus the wider implications. All Change The beginning of Twitterâs (current) saga was when the worldâs richest man, Tesla and SpaceX founder, Elon Musk bought shares in the social media giant back in…
Read MoreTech News : Online Safety Bill Amendment Gets Mixed Reaction
The Governmentâs decision to amend the Online Safety Bill to allow âlegal but harmfulâ content has received a mixed reaction with criticism coming from The Samaritans. What Is The Online Safety Bill? The UK governmentâs Online Safety Bill, originally proposed by former PM Teresa May, is (draft) legislation thatâs designed to place a âduty of…
Read MoreTech Insight : Digital Dosh
With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launching Indiaâs first pilot for a retail digital rupee (eâč-R/eINR/E-Rupee) this month, we look at what this means and what the benefits could be. Why?  The pilot will help to decide whether India could intrpduce one of the worldâs first nationwide digital currencies. It is thought that having…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Microsoft 365 Banned In German Schools
The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) has banned the use of Microsoft Office 365 in German schools over an alleged lack of transparency about how personal data is processed, and the potential for third-party access to it. The ban has also been issued because the DSK believes the use O365 is not legally compliant with…
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