by alex | Mar 1, 2023 | newsletter
Following the banning of Chinese short video sharing app TikTok from EU and US government devices, plus more trouble on the way in Canada, we look at some of the reasons why. Banned From EU Government Devices The European Commission recently decided to ban the TikTok...
by alex | Mar 1, 2023 | newsletter
Meta has announced it’s launching its own version of Twitter’s Blue Tick called ‘Meta Verified’ for Facebook and Instagram where users pay a monthly subscription to be verified on the platforms. Announcement On February 19, Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that...
by alex | Mar 1, 2023 | newsletter
With OpenReach now ‘throttling’ broadband speeds and limiting phone calls as measures designed to gently “nudge” customers to upgrade as the “Big Switchoff” approaches, we look at exactly what’s happening, why, and when. What Is The Great Switchoff? The “Big...
by alex | Mar 1, 2023 | newsletter
A Mimecast spokesman has warned that in a labour market already stretched by shortages, Dutch digital resilience could be threatened if more attention isn’t paid to the mental well-being of cyber security professionals. Wanting To Change Jobs Recent research...
by alex | Mar 1, 2023 | newsletter
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a way for using a 3D-printing ink that contains calcium carbonate-producing bacteria, giving a result similar to mollusc shells or bone. ‘BacktoInk’ – Environmentally...
by alex | Mar 1, 2023 | newsletter
If you’d like a way to send web pages you find interesting to your inbox rather than bookmarking them in Chrome and forgetting about them, the InboxThis extension may be helpful. Here’s how to use it: – Go to the Google Chrome Web Store and search for...
