Google has announced that it is embedding its ‘Bard’ chatbot into its apps and services with the launch of ‘Bard Extensions’. Bard In a similar way to Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s own ‘Duet’ (for Google Cloud users), and Salesforce’s Einstein Copilot, Google is giving users an embedded chatbot assistant that works...
Tech Insight : Blockchain Bill
In this insight, we look at the introduction of the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (ETDA), what it means and why it’s so significant, plus its implications. The ETDA The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (ETDA), which was based on a draft Bill published by the Law Commission in March...
Sustainability-in-Tech : Disappearing Packaging Made From Seaweed & Plants
London-based Notpla Ltd makes sustainable, biodegradable, and home compostable packaging from seaweed and plants. Naturally ‘Disappears’ Notpla Ltd, a start-up founded in 2014, manufactures different sustainable packaging solutions made from Notpla, a material made from seaweed and plants that disappears naturally. The Problem The company was started by Pierre Yves-Paslier...
Security Stop Press : New Phishing Campaign Targeting Teams
Microsoft has warned of a new phishing campaign from the “financially motivated” Storm-0324 threat actor which uses an open-source tool to send phishing lures through Microsoft Teams chats. The goal is accessing corporate networks and enabling follow-on attacks like ransomware, i.e. handing off access to compromised networks to other threat...
Tech Tip – How To Organise Your Bookmarks In Chrome
If you’ve got a long list of bookmarks in Google Chrome that’s not in order, using ‘Bookmark Manager’ can help get your bookmarks organised and easily navigable. Here’s how to use it: - In Chrome, top right, click on the three dots and select Bookmarks > Bookmark manager. - Your...
Tech News : Study Shows 20% Of Time Wasted Within IT
A study by the University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University has revealed that computer problems are responsible for us wasting between 11 and 20 per cent of our time. How The Study Worked The study involved 234 participants, in varying jobs (and education) including students, accountants, consultants and IT workers...
Tech News : €345m Children’s Data Privacy Fine For TikTok
Video-focused social media platform TikTok has been fined €345m by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the privacy of child users. The Processing of Personal Data The fine, as well as a reprimand (and an order requiring them to bring its data processing into compliance within three months) were issued...
Featured Article : iPhone Radiation : What’s It All About?
Following the recent news that sales of Apple’s iPhone 12 in France have been banned over radiation fears, we look at where these fears came from and how much danger, if any, Apple iPhone 12 users may be in. France, Fears, Ban, & Update France’s National Frequency Agency (ANFR), the...
Tech Insight : Why Is There Only One Monopolies Commission?
In this insight, we take closer look at the subject of tech companies getting into trouble over antitrust issues, why it happens, what can be done, and what part organisations like the UK ‘Monopoly Commission’ plays. The Monopoly Commission The Monopoly Commission dates back to a previous incarnation of a...
Sustainability-in-Tech : Offshore Wind Makes Green Renewable Hydrogen
German company Lhyfe is showing how the challenges of producing green hydrogen can be met by using offshore floating wind-to-hydrogen turbines and electrolysers. The Advantages of Hydrogen The great advantages of hydrogen as a fuel include dramatically reduced greenhouse gas emissions, it only produces water vapour as a by-product when...