• Featured Article: Reddit’s ‘Blackout’ User Protest

    14th June 2023

    Following thousands of moderators making their subreddit communities private for 48 hours as a protest, we look at the reasons why, together with the implications for Reddit, its users, and other stakeholders. What Is Reddit? ...

  • Tech Insight : The Impact of Generative AI On Datacentres

    14th June 2023

    Generative AI tools like ChatGPT plus the rapid and revolutionary growth of AI are changing the face of most industries and generating dire warnings about the future, but what about the effects on datacentres? Data...

  • Tech News : EU Wants AI-Generated Content Labelled

    14th June 2023

    In a recent press conference, the European Union said that to help tackle disinformation, it wants the major online platforms to label AI generated content. The Challenge – AI Can Be Used To Generate And...

  • Tech News : UK Will Host World’s First AI Summit

    14th June 2023

    During his recent visit to Washington in the US, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK will hosts the world’s first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) later this year. Focus On AI...

  • Tech Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in History …

    14th June 2023

    Consider all the atoms in 10 million galaxies … At midnight on June 18th, 1997, the DESCHALL Project bore fruit. The challenge had been to use ‘Brute Force’ to discover the meaning of a message...

  • Tech Tip – Using WhatsApp As A Personal Note-Taking Tool

    14th June 2023

    Using WhatsApp as a personal note-taking tool allows you to conveniently store and organise your thoughts, links, and important information and provides a fast and accessible way to capture and retrieve notes whenever you need...

  • Tech News : 20 NHS Trusts Shared Personal Data With Facebook

    7th June 2023

    An Observer investigation has reported uncovering evidence that 20 NHS Trusts have been collecting data about patients’ medical conditions and sharing it with Facebook. Using A Covert Tracking Tool  The newspaper’s investigation found that over...

  • Tech News : Self-Healing Skin Developed For Robots

    7th June 2023

    Hmm, where have we seen this before? Stanford University scientists have created a multi-layered, self-healing electronic skin for robots and prosthetics that has a sense of touch and can realign itself autonomously when cut. Layered...

  • Featured Article : Police Facial Recognition – The Latest

    7th June 2023

    With the Metropolitan Police Services’ (MPS) director of intelligence recently defending and pushing for a wider rollout of facial recognition technology, we look the current situation, the likely way forward, and its implications. What Is...

  • Tech Insight: Are Drone Wars Getting Closer?

    7th June 2023

    With the UK, US, and Australian military trialling the use of ‘AI drone swarms’ that can overwhelm enemy defences, we look at whether drone wars could soon become a reality. UK Drone Swarm Trial  The...