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Tech News : No Bank Robberies For First Time Ever (in Denmark)

Although figures show no bank robberies last year in Denmark, it appears online banking fraud and other forms of digital crime are now replacing the traditional ‘hold-up’.  Why No Bank Robberies?  It is believed that the recent Danish bank association ‘Finans Danmark’ figures showing no physical bank robberies in 2021 compared to 221 back in 2000, for example, may…

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Tech Insight : Why Use Outsourced IT Support?

Looking at this question in two parts, here we’ll be firstly looking at the pros and cons of opting for outsourced IT support.  The Popularity Of Outsourced IT Support  A considerable number of businesses in the UK now use outsourced IT support, as outsourcing has become a popular way for businesses to access specialised expertise and reduce costs. For…

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Tech News : Satellite Connection For Android Phones

Iridium, a satellite phone company, and Qualcomm, a chip manufacturer, are partnering to bring satellite connectivity to premium Android smartphones later in the year.   Connect To Satellites  The Partnership will mean that in areas where there is no mobile coverage, users will be able to connect to passing satellites to send and receive messages using their Android smartphones.   Premium…

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Sustainability-in-Tech : Sailing Towards Sustainability

Here we look at the new technologies could lead to a more environmentally friendly and ‘cleaner’ shipping industry, and we look briefly at promising clean tech innovations for air freight.  The Challenge  With 90 per cent of global trades transported by sea, traditional cargo ships are responsible for a significant portion of the world’s carbon emissions i.e., the international…

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Security Stop-Press : 14 UK Schools Hacked And Data Leaked Online

Hackers from ‘Vice Society’ have stolen confidential pupil data from 14 UK schools and leaked the data online on the dark web. A variety of documents and data were stolen during the attacks in 2021 and 2022 including SEN information, child passport scans, staff pay scales and contract details. The ICO and Police are reported to be investigating and…

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Tech Tip – Edit A PDF Using Google Drive

If you have a Google account, you can use Google Drive to open and edit a PDF. Here’s how: Right click on the PDF in Google Drive and select ‘Open With > Google Docs’. Edit the PDF. To re-save it as a PDF, go to ‘File’ (top left), ‘Download > PDF Document (.pdf)’.

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Tech-Insight : Merry Messages (Tipsy Texting) : Don’t Do It!

In this insight, we look at some of the ways to avoid the potential awkwardness of ‘tipsy texting’ over the Christmas period.  Regrets… I’ve Had A Few  A 2015 study (Dunne, Katz), for example, showed that 89 percent of participants said they’d sent a drunk text, and 40 per cent said they’d felt guilty about it after the fact….

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Featured Article : What’s All The Fuss About ChatGPT?

In this article, we look at what ChatGPT is, what it can do, and what type of businesses could get the most out of it. What Is ChatGPT?  Released by OpenAI in November 2022, ChatGPT is a free, text-based AI Chatbot that can answer questions, write essays seemingly on any subject, tell jokes, write literary parodies, answer complex coding questions,…

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Tech News : Rent-a-Robot

It’s been reported that global logistics firm DHL is using “a good number” of leased robots to help it deal with high demand over the Christmas period.  What For … And Where?  The Wall Street Journal has reported that DHL is using leased robots for package handling over the Christmas period. Jobs the robots can help with include sorting/receiving/unloading , moving…

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Tech News : Microsoft Tops List Of Best-Run Companies

Microsoft has retained the No.1 spot in Drucker Institute’s annual Management Top 250 ranking for the best-run companies in the U.S. for the third year in a row, while rankings for some other tech companies have slipped.  Top Five Not All Tech This Year  One of the most notable aspects of this year’s rankings is that unlike last year, tech…

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