• Sustainability-in-Tech : Austria’s Tech Gadget Repair Scheme

    3rd January 2024

    Austria’s Repair Bonus voucher scheme sees the government pay citizens up to €200 (£173) towards getting old electrical appliances, devices and tech gadgets fixed. Why?   The Austrian government scheme, financed through the Covid Recovery Fund,...

  • Featured Article : Google Launches Gemini AI Studio

    20th December 2023

    Following on from Google’s recent launch announcement for Gemini (its new super-powered foundation model family), Google has now announced the launch of AI Studio to enable the development of apps and chatbots using Gemini. Gemini...

  • Tech Insight : Cyber Criminals With A PR Department

    20th December 2023

    A whitepaper by researchers at Sophos highlights how, rather than remaining anonymous, ransomware gangs now engage with the media to shape the narrative around a hack and gain a tactical and strategic advantage. The Ransomware...

  • Tech News : News Channel With Virtual Newsreaders

    20th December 2023

    A Los Angeles-based startup has said the news channel it’s about to launch will feature virtual newsreaders delivering news content generated by AI. AI-Generated News And Presenters  Channel 1, which describes itself as a “personalised global...

  • Tech News : AI Saves Police Admin Time – A Lot

    20th December 2023

    It’s been reported that the UK’s Minister of State (Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire), the Rt Hon Chris Philp MP, has urged UK police forces to follow Bedfordshire’s example of using artificial intelligence (AI)...

  • An Apple Byte : Push Notification Policy Change

    20th December 2023

    Following U.S. Senator Ron Wyden revealing that governments can secretly force Apple and Google to hand over the contents of push notifications sent to customers’ phones, Apple has said it’s changed its policy and will...

  • Tech Tip – Voice Typing In Windows

    20th December 2023

    If you don’t want to type but need to produce some written content (e.g. dictate something for an email message or an offer) the Windows ‘voice typing’ feature easily and quickly transcribes your speech to...

  • Featured Article : Anti-Trust : OpenAI And Microsoft

    13th December 2023

    Following the recent boardroom power struggle that led to the sacking and reinstatement of OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI is now under US and UK antitrust scrutiny. What Happened?  A recent boardroom...