Tech News : New Deadline To Remove Huawei
Following the UK government’s decision back in June 2020 to remove all Huawei Equipment From 5G Network Cores, the deadline has now been pushed back to December 2023. Why Remove Huawei Equipment? The decision to remove the equipment in the UK dates back to the Trump era in the US but worries about national security […]
Featured Article : How Investment In Sustainability Could Protect Against Disruption
After a new report published which says that most business leaders plan to increase investment in sustainability initiatives to protect against disruption, we look at what this means. Report A recent Gartner report highlighted how 86 per cent of business leaders plan to increase their organisation’s investment in sustainability initiatives to protect against disruption and […]
Security Stop-Press : Google Chrome Extensions Risk
After analysis of 1,237 Google Chrome extensions available via the Chrome Web Store, researchers from data protection company Incogni concluded in a recent report that almost half (48.6 per cent) have a high or very high-risk impact. This means that they may be storing sensitive, personally identifiable data. The advice is for users to be […]
Tech Tip – Set Pages To Load Automatically In Chrome
If you’d like to save time by making your most often used and/or favourite pages load automatically whenever you open Google Chrome, here’s how: – In Chrome, click on the three dots top-right and select ‘Settings’. – In the left-hand menu select ‘On startup’. – Select ‘Open a specific page or set of pages’. – […]
Tech News : WhatsApp’s New Business Directory Search Function
WhatsApp has given a progress update on new business-focused features that can embed the entire shopping experience directly into the WhatsApp chat. Find A Business – Browse Businesses By Category WhatsApp says that it is launching a new ‘Business Search’ feature. This allows users to browse businesses by category, or search by the business name. […]
Tech News : UK Could Be Like Silicon Valley Says Hunt
Speaking in the House of Commons, UK chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt said that Brexit “freedoms” could be leveraged to “turn Britain into the world’s next Silicon Valley.” How? Mr Hunt highlighted artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technology and robotics as key areas he believes the UK could excel in. In his speech, he drew upon ‘lessons’ from […]
Tech Insight : Google’s New Features For Maps, Search, And Shopping
Following the roll-out of a range of new features for Google’s Maps, Search and shopping, we take a look at what they are and what benefits they could bring to users. Two New Features For Shopping It’s the ideal time of year to introduce new features to Google Shopping, hence the roll-out of two new […]
Security Stop-Press : Top Three Malware Threats Identified
Check Point’s latest Global Threat Index has highlighted how three particular malware families (info-stealers) made up almost a fifth (16 per cent) of global detections in September. These are AgentTesla (RAT malware) that affected 7 percent of organisations, SnakeKeylogger, a Modular .NET keylogger and credential stealer that affected 5 per cent of organisations, and the Lokibot info-stealer (used […]
Tech News : Zoom Hopes New Features Make It “One Stop Shop”
Zoom has announced that its new (beta) productivity tools, Zoom Mail and Calendar (clients and Services), combined with its existing features will mean that workers will have everything they need in one app. Give Workers A ‘Toggle Tax’ Break Zoom says that the new productivity tool, working together with existing features within Zoom, such as […]
Tech Insight : Amazon’s Sparrow Robot Could Replace Humans
Amazon is reported to be testing the machine learning ‘Sparrow’ robot arm that could handle 65 percent of its 100+ million diverse parcels. Challenge Although Amazon already uses robot arms called ‘Robin’ and ‘Cardinal’ to re-direct boxed-up pre-delivery items around its warehouses, the challenge has been to create a robot arm that can detect, recognise, […]