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Tech News : Bitcoin Value Hits New High

Tech News : Bitcoin Value Hits New High

With the famously volatile Bitcoin cryptocurrency briefly hitting a new all-time high value of $69,000 recently, we look at the reasons why this happened and what could happen next. Why?  This latest surge in the value of Bitcoin has been attributed to US finance...

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An Apple Byte : Apple Fine and Sideloading

An Apple Byte : Apple Fine and Sideloading

In two recent blows to Apple, it’s just been fined £1.5bn for breaking EU competition laws over music streaming, while its latest iPhone update means allowing developers to offer their own ‘app stores’. The Fine  Following a complaint by Swedish music streaming...

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Tech Tip – Easy Batch Renaming of Files in File Explorer

Tech Tip – Easy Batch Renaming of Files in File Explorer

Renaming multiple files one by one can be tedious and time-consuming. Windows File Explorer offers a simple way to batch rename files, which can be especially useful for organising documents, photos, or project files efficiently. Here's how it works: - Select the all...

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Featured Article : TikTok Termination?

Featured Article : TikTok Termination?

A recent US congressional vote means that TikTok and its parent company’s alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party must be severed within six months or the popular TikTok app must be sold, thereby banning it in the US. The Vote   The unanimous Energy and Commerce...

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Tech News : Copilot Gets Plugins And Skills Upgrade

Tech News : Copilot Gets Plugins And Skills Upgrade

Microsoft has announced that its Windows 11 Copilot AI companion (that’s been embedded into 365’s popular apps) has received an upgrade in the form of new plugins and skills. Builds On The AI Key  Microsoft says that the new features build upon the introduction of the...

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Tech News :  Brave Android Browser Gets ‘Leo’ Assistant

Tech News : Brave Android Browser Gets ‘Leo’ Assistant

Brave, the privacy-focused browser, has announced the introduction of Leo, its privacy-preserving AI assistant built into the browser on all Android devices. Users Can Choose Which Model – The Mixtral LLM & Meta’s Llama 2  Brave says its new ‘Leo’ AI assistant is...

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An Apple Byte : End Of The Road For Apple Car

An Apple Byte : End Of The Road For Apple Car

It’s been reported that Apple has ceased work on its Autonomous Electric Vehicle known as “Project Titan”. The 2,000 employees who were working on the decade-long project (and who reportedly had a say in the decision to stop work on it) are reported to have been moved...

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Access Windows Secret “Send To” Menu for Quick Actions

Access Windows Secret “Send To” Menu for Quick Actions

Windows includes an extended "Send To" menu that offers more options for dealing with files, such as copying them directly to specific locations or sending them to compressed (zipped) folders. Here's how to access it: - In Microsoft Windows, select a file or files in...

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Featured Article : WhatsApp Updates

Featured Article : WhatsApp Updates

Here we look at some of the latest WhatsApp updates and the value and benefits they deliver to users. Search Conversations By Date For Android  The first of three new updates of significance for WhatsApp is the “search by date” function for individual and group chats...

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Tech News : Firm Ordered To Stop Employee Face-Scanning

Tech News : Firm Ordered To Stop Employee Face-Scanning

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered Serco Leisure to stop using facial recognition technology (FRT) and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance. Not Necessary or Proportionate  An ICO investigation found that public service provider...

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An Apple Byte : Quantum-Proof iMessage Update

An Apple Byte : Quantum-Proof iMessage Update

Apple says it’s rolling out an update to its iMessage texting platform that can defend against future encryption-breaking technologies such as decryption by quantum computers. Apple says its PQ3 “groundbreaking post-quantum cryptographic protocol” offers Level 3...

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Security Stop Press : ConnectWise LockBit Alert

Security Stop Press : ConnectWise LockBit Alert

Just days after it was announced that the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), the FBI, and Europol had taken down the Russian LockBit ransomware gang’s website, it’s been reported that LockBit ransomware is still being deployed via flaws in a popular remote access tool....

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Tech Tip – Make MS Word Spellcheck Uppercase Too

Tech Tip – Make MS Word Spellcheck Uppercase Too

You may not know that Microsoft Word doesn’t spellcheck uppercase words by default so, if you’d like to make sure your entire document (even your uppercase words) is fully spellchecked, here’s how: In Word, click on 'File'. Click on ‘Options’. Click on ‘Proofing’....

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Featured Article : Try Being Nice To Your AI

Featured Article : Try Being Nice To Your AI

With some research indicating that ‘emotive prompts’ to generative AI chatbots can deliver better outputs, we look at whether ‘being nice’ to a chatbot really does improve its performance. Not Possible, Surely?  Generative AI Chatbots, including advanced ones, don’t...

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Tech Insight : Exploring E-Signatures

Tech Insight : Exploring E-Signatures

In this tech-insight, we look at what e-signatures are, their benefits plus some of the main e-signature providers, as well as what to consider when choosing an e-signature service. Popularity of E-signatures  The initial growth of e-signatures happened in the early...

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Tech News : OpenAI’s Video Gamechanger

Tech News : OpenAI’s Video Gamechanger

OpenAI’s new ‘Sora’ AI-powered text-to-video tool is so good that its outputs could easily be mistaken for real videos, prompting deepfake fears in a year of important global elections. Sora  Open AI says that its new Sora text-to-video model can generate realistic...

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Tech News : Google Waits On Hold For You Until A Human Answers

Tech News : Google Waits On Hold For You Until A Human Answers

Google’s new “Talk to a Live Representative” feature will call a business for you, wait on hold for you, and call you when a human representative is available. Being Tested  Similar to Google Pixel’s existing “Hold for Me” feature, “Talk to a Live Representative” is...

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An Apple Byte : Instagram and Facebook Ads ‘Apple Tax’

An Apple Byte : Instagram and Facebook Ads ‘Apple Tax’

Meta has announced that it will be passing on Apple’s 30 per cent service charge (often referred to as the “Apple tax”) to advertisers who pay to boost posts on Facebook and Instagram through the iOS app. This move is a response to Apple’s in-app purchase fees, which...

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Sustainability-in-Tech : Dirt-Powered ‘Forever’ Fuel Cell

Sustainability-in-Tech : Dirt-Powered ‘Forever’ Fuel Cell

Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have created a fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in soil so that it can potentially last forever (or as long as there are soil microbes). Why?  As Bill Yen (who led the research) suggests, the value...

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Tech Tip – Developing A Consistent Brand Voice Using ChatGPT

Tech Tip – Developing A Consistent Brand Voice Using ChatGPT

If you want to develop a comprehensive guide on your brand's voice and writing style to ensure consistency across all company communications, you can use ChatGPT to help you. Here's how: - Open ChatGPT and input a description of the attributes of your brand's voice...

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