A group of solar panel startups is producing panels that enhance the look of buildings by combing them with art or making them as coloured cladding, facades, or roof tiles. Solar Panels That Blend In A group of Dutch startups is creating innovative solar panels that not only generate electricity but fit in well with (and enhance) the appearance of…
July 1940 : “We Saw Them Coming”…. In July 1940, a Bristol Blenheim like this one was the first aircraft to successfully use radar to detect enemy aircraft, proving that radar could help provide an effective electronic defence whilst being deployed in the air. It’s often been said that Britain would have lost the Battle of Britain had it…
Wordfence warned that large-scale attacks are under way against a vulnerability (CVE-2023-28121) in the in the WooCommerce Payments WordPress plugin. The flaw in the plugin, which is installed on over 600,000 sites, gives attackers authentication bypass so they can impersonate arbitrary users, and perform some actions, including as an administrator, potentially leading to site takeover. Wordfence says patches for…
If you’d like a really fast way to find and use particular emojis on a Windows PC, here’s how: – For example, in Microsoft Word, Press the Windows key + the full stop symbol on the keyboard. – Keep typing the word that describes the emoji you’re looking for, (e.g. laughter) and the automatically loaded emoji window will show…
Following the release of Meta’s alternative platform to Twitter called ‘Threads’, Meta’s head, Mark Zuckerberg, reports 100 million signups to the new platform in its first five days. What Is Threads? The Threads app, launched by Meta on 6 June, is a “text-based conversation app” that is a direct competitor to Twitter – it looks remarkably similar to Twitter and functions…
In this tech insight, we take a look at what Microsoft 365 Copilot is, how it is being used, and how it can help your business. What Is Copilot? Introduced in March 2023, Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI assistant that’s embedded within the Microsoft 365 apps and services to help users save time and increase productivity. Copilot, created…
Microsoft and NHS England have announced the signing of new five-year contract whereby Microsoft (via a major reseller) will roll out the Microsoft 365 cloud-based online productivity suite to 1.5 million NHS staff. Trusted Relationship Continues Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the NHS, Microsoft says the partnership, through a contract awarded to the reseller, will see it supply…
Those with photos and videos stored on Apple’s Photo Stream may wish to back them up elsewhere or lose them when Apple retire Photo Stream on 26 July. What Is Photo Stream? Apple’s Photo Stream was a feature introduced in 2011 as part of their iCloud service, which allowed users to sync and share photos across their Apple devices….
According to German-startup ‘Bluu Seafood’, its range of cultivated seafood is a way to protect oceans and animals as well as ensuring a high-quality, sustainable supply of nutritious food. What Is ‘Cultivated Seafood’ ? Cultivated seafood, also known as cultured seafood or lab-grown seafood, refers to seafood products that are produced using cellular agriculture techniques in the lab. Instead…
July 1968 … The Start of ‘More Noise’. On 18th July 1968, Intel was incorporated. These days, you’ll know them as the wildly successful manufacturer of microchips and indeed the processor that you’re using right now in whichever device you’re holding may well have “Intel Inside”. One of their big-breaks came when they correctly predicted that memory chips were…
