by alex | Dec 16, 2016 | newsletter
Google has announced that it’s still on target to meet a 2015 pledge that it will be able to offset all of the energy used at its data centres and offices with power that has been generated using renewable sources by next year. Good, But How Significant? It is no...
by alex | Dec 16, 2016 | newsletter
After public accusations against Russia concerning cyber attacks against Democratic Party organisations in the recent U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama has ordered a full intelligence agency review. Accused in October. Back in October, Russia was...
by alex | Dec 16, 2016 | newsletter
The trial of a new barcode tagging system for tracking elderly dementia sufferers and those at risk of getting lost is under way in Tokyo. Stickers on Toenails. The new, free tagging system uses special 1cm (0.4in) square stickers which can be attached to a person’s...
by alex | Dec 16, 2016 | newsletter
So-called economic ‘headwinds’ is one of the reasons why outsourcing company Capita is cutting 2,250 UK jobs but giving more than 2,000 jobs to robots! Automation Job Threat. One of the long-held worries about automation has been illustrated in a ‘futuristic’ way as...
by alex | Dec 16, 2016 | tech tip
If you’re used to and prefer to keep using Google instead of Bing as your search engine of choice, you may be wanting to remove or to sideline Bing, the default search engine for Windows 10, from the Windows 10 search bar. Here’s how to do it : 1. Open Chrome. 2....
