Previously available on desktop, mobile and Fire TV, Amazon has now extended the reach of its “Amazon Live” FAST free ad-supported, interactive TV “shoppable” channel by launching it on Prime Video and Freevee, for US customers. What Is Freevee? For those who aren’t familiar with Freevee, it’s an Amazon-owned, ad-supported, premium, free...
An Apple Byte : China Orders Removal Of Popular Messaging Apps From iPhone App Store
It’s been reported that the Chinese government has ordered Apple to remove popular messaging apps including Meta’s WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal from its iPhone app store in China, due to national security concerns. Some reports indicate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may not be happy that the apps are...
Security Stop Press : Google’s Cookie Replacement Plans Fall Short Says Regulator
It’s been reported (WSJ) that an internal report by the UK’s privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has said that Google’s proposed replacements for cookies fall short in terms of protecting consumer privacy. The ICO’s draft report reportedly says that Google's proposed technology, known as the ‘Privacy Sandbox,’ leaves...
Sustainability-in-Tech : Ultra-Fast Charging Sodium Battery Developed
Research by a team of doctoral candidates, supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea, has resulted in the development of an ultrahigh-energy density and fast-rechargeable hybrid sodium-ion battery. Why? As highlighted in the published research paper, there is now an increasing demand for low-cost electrochemical energy storage devices with...
Video Update : Meta Launches Llama-3 (Ahead of Schedule)
This week's Social and AI news video-update takes a look at Meta's new offering, namely Llama-3, which has been released well ahead of schedule and which provides a pretty interesting offering to play around with. https://videovault.vip/videos/social/2024-Apr-Meta-launch-Llama-3.mp4
Tech Tip – Enable Clipboard History for Easy Access to Multiple Clipboard Items
If you frequently copy and paste various items, Windows Clipboard History is an invaluable tool that saves multiple clipboard items for later use, allowing you to access a history of copied text, images, or files. Here's how to use it: - Press Win + V to open the clipboard history...
Featured Article : LinkedIn Testing Premium Company Pages
LinkedIn is testing a ‘Premium Company Page’ subscription service for SMEs which includes AI-produced content and tools to grow follower counts, as well as other features to raise the profiles of subscribers. What Is It? LinkedIn says the LinkedIn Premium Company Page is: “a subscription to help you make your Page...
Tech Insight : ‘Networkless’ Attacks?
In this article, we look at why and how networkless attacks (which target cloud apps and identities) have created new opportunities for attackers and new risks for businesses, plus what your business can do to mitigate these risks. The Move To SaaS and Cloud In the rapidly evolving digital landscape,...
Tech News : FM Market Dominance Concerns
Following an initial report on AI Foundation Models (FMs) last year, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has expressed “real concerns” about it and is investigating the dominance of a small number of big tech firms at the centre of the FM market. Foundation Models Foundation models (FMs) are AI...
Tech News : Oxford’s Secure Quantum Computing Breakthrough
Researchers at Oxford University’s UK Quantum Computing and Simulation Hub claim to have made what could be an important breakthrough in quantum computing security. The Issue As things stand, if businesses want to use cloud-based quantum computing services, they face privacy and security issues when trying to do so over...