Featured Article : Children Hide Online Life From Families
New research by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Rocio Cifuentes, has revealed that only 1 in 4 children in Wales tell their families about their online life. Survey The survey about online safety was conducted in June 2024 to inform Cifuentes’s response to Ofcom’s consultation on its widening powers relating to the Online Safety Act […]
Tech Insight : Will SearchGPT Overtake Google?
The new ‘SearchGPT’ (prototype) AI search feature which OpenAI plans to eventually integrate directly into ChatGPT is being seen by some as the future of search and a potential challenger to Google Search. What Is SearchGPT? At present, OpenAI (the makers of ChatGPT) describes the prototype version of SearchGPT, which is currently being tested in […]
Tech News : Third-Party Cookie U-Turn By Google
Following a previous announcement four years ago that it would be blocking third-party cookies from its Chrome browser, Google appears to have ‘updated’ that firm commitment in favour of a new approach. What Has Google Said? An “Updated Approach” … Google’s most recent comment is that it now favours an “updated approach that elevates user choice. […]
Tech News : ChatGPT Rolls Out Voice Mode
In a reply to a user question on the X platform, Open AI’s CEO, Sam Altman, said that the alpha rollout of ChatGPT’s long-awaited ‘Voice Mode’ starts for Plus subscribers next week. What Is Voice Mode? As the name of the feature suggests, ChatGPT’s ‘Voice Mode’ allows users to interact with the AI by simply […]
An Apple Byte : Apple’s New Operating Systems With Intelligence
Apple has released the iOS 18.1 developer beta for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 which initially gives users a taste of a limited number of Apple Intelligence features. Apple Intelligence is the company’s suite of machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies (as announced WWDC24 in June) designed to enhance user experience on […]
Security Stop Press : DDoS Doubled!
A Threat Landscape report from cyber security company Imperva has revealed that the number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks more than doubled globally last year, with the upward trend continuing in the first half of this year. DDoS attacks overwhelm a target system with excessive traffic from multiple sources (multiple compromised systems, often […]
Sustainability-in-Tech : Marvellous Microplastics Magnets
UK startup ‘The Tyre Collective’ has developed a tyre-dust magnet to attach to electric vehicles (EVs) to tackle the often-overlooked problem of tyre-dust microplastic pollution. The Problem – The Dangers Of Tyre-Wear As explained by The Tyre Collective, “Tyre-wear is the second-largest source of microplastics in our oceans, toxic to marine life, and air particulate […]
Video Update : How To Update Your LinkedIn Profile Headline
Here’s a quick explainer that shows you how to update (and help optimise) your LinkedIn Profile Headline …
Tech Tip – Save Time With Double and Triple Clicks
Rather than manually highlighting and deleting blocks of text, Microsoft Word lets you quickly select words and entire paragraphs using simple mouse clicks. This can really help to save time and increase your efficiency when editing documents. Here’s how it works: Double click to highlight individual words Simply double-click on any word to highlight it. […]
Featured Article : CrowdStrike : What Happened?
Following 8.5 million Microsoft devices being hit by a faulty software update from CrowdStrike causing global chaos, we look at what happened, how, and why. The Worst Cyber Event In History The scale of effects of the disruption caused make this event, which began on 18 July (Microsoft) or 19 July (according to CrowdStrike), makes […]