by alex | Mar 18, 2017 | newsletter
A UK student has developed a chatbot computer program that can be used to provide refugees with legal advice and help, via the Facebook Messenger app. DoNotPay The program was originally launched in March 2016 by a 20-year-old British man, Joshua Browder, who is...
by alex | Mar 17, 2017 | newsletter
A new Captcha system, developed by Google, will secretly study how your interact with a web page rather than asking questions or setting puzzles in order to prove that you are a ‘human’ visitor. Why Captchas? ‘Captcha’ is actually an acronym (dating back to 2000) for...
by alex | Mar 16, 2017 | newsletter
At the recent Association of the United States Army (AUSA) symposium, General David Perkins told the audience about an incident where a close ally of the U.S. used a £2.5 million patriot missile to shoot down $200 drone purchased from Amazon. Overkill The incident,...
by alex | Mar 16, 2017 | newsletter
Worries about the security vulnerabilities in ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) devices just reached a new level after a Canadian ‘adult sensual lifestyle products’ manufacturer was found to have been secretly tracking their customers’ use of their sex toys. Big Turn-Off...
by alex | Mar 16, 2017 | newsletter
Last week Ofcom (the telecoms regulator) announced that BT has agreed to legally separate from Openreach, which owns and operates the UK’s broadband infrastructure. Why The Split? Through Openreach, BT owns (and is responsible for providing) the vast majority of...
