The WasteShark solar powered aquatic drone from Dutch company RanMarine removes floating pollution like plastics, algae and biomass from lakes, ponds, waterways, and harbours. The WasteShark The WasteShark is a mini water robot that floats, navigates autonomously, and scours the surface of the water for plastic waste and other pollution. The WasteShark then collects the waste it in its…
Let There Be Light On May 16th, 1960, a new kind of light existed that nobody had ever seen before. This kind of light has unique properties and doesn’t exist in nature and as far as we know, it had never existed anywhere in the universe since it began, 13.8 billion years ago. Theodore Maiman had successfully fired the…
1-Use a screen privacy filter. Use a privacy filter that fits over your screen, limiting the viewing angle and making it difficult for others to see your screen from the side. 2-Position your device strategically. Sit or stand in a corner or against a wall to minimize the chance of someone looking over your shoulder. 3-Adjust screen brightness and…
If you need to complete a sentence or get creative when writing some content but don’t have the time or are struggling to come up with new ideas, using the “/autocomplete” command in ChatGPT can help. Here’s how: “/autocomplete” is a command can be used to generate text that completes the sentence you provide. For example, if you are…
Cloud-based CRM company Salesforce has announced the launch of its ‘Green Code,’ a new initiative which it says will help reduce carbon emissions associated with the software development lifecycle. The Software Development Lifecycle Carbon Emissions Problem The Green Code has been developed to tackle the environmental impact caused by the process of developing, deploying, and maintaining software applications. For…
Following “AI Godfather” Dr Geoffrey Hinton’s departure from Google to talk about the dangers of AI, we look at what the threats could be and what this could mean for businesses. Departure From Google Dr Geoffrey Hinton was dubbed as the “AI Godfather” because of his pioneering research on neural networks and deep learning which paved the way for…
Google has announced the rollout of ‘Passkeys,’ which it describes as “the easiest and most secure way to sign-in to apps and websites” and a major step toward a “passwordless future.” Working Toward A Passwordless Future : FIDO & Passkeys Passkeys comes out of the work that Google’s been doing with the FIDO Alliance, an open industry association, formed in February 2013, to…
Google has announced that Gmail has introduced blue checkmarks next to select senders’ names to help users identify messages from legitimate senders. Will Work If You’ve Adopted ‘BIMI’ The new checkmark verification symbols work in accounts where users have adopted Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI). The BIMI system, introduced in 2021, allows users to display logos in their…
In this insight, we look at the new online form where customers can report online rip-offs that’s been developed as part of the new government campaign “The Online Rip-Off Tip-Off” to help shoppers spot and avoid misleading online practices. The Online Rip-Off Problem According to a recent poll of over 2,000 UK adults by the UK’s Competition and Markets…
1954 : Silicon Makes A Splash On 10th May 1954, Gordon Kidd Teal created a sensation at an Institute of Radio Engineers conference when he presented silicon transistors for the first time by announcing they were ready for production and available for sale. Why The Big Deal? Originally, germanium was mainly used to develop transistors. It was easier to work…
