by alex | Sep 14, 2017 | newsletter
It has been announced that a standalone ‘for business’ version of Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging platform will soon be made available. WhatsApp Business Although many businesses have used WhatsApp for communications with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders, the...
by alex | Sep 14, 2017 | newsletter
Google has announced on its blog that it will be replacing Google Drive with a new (and less bandwidth and hard-disk space-hungry) desktop app called Drive File Stream. What Is Google Drive? Google Drive has been Google’s file storage and synchronization service for...
by alex | Sep 14, 2017 | newsletter
US Credit Rating Company Equifax was hacked last Friday with 143 million customer details stolen, 44 million of which may have come from UK customers. Largest Hack The hack, which many experts believe is the largest in US history, is thought to have happened after...
by alex | Sep 14, 2017 | newsletter
An AI algorithm developed by researchers at Stanford University has been able to identify men and women as gay or straight just by studying photographs, with up to 91% accuracy. Why? The study by Stanford’s Michal Kosinski and Yilun Wang used AI to test a theory that...
by alex | Sep 6, 2017 | newsletter
It has been reported that since May of last year, Microsoft and Amazon have been working in partnership to enable their respective AI digital assistants ‘Cortana’ and ‘Alexa’ to work together. What Does This Mean? In short, this partnership should mean that some of...
by alex | Sep 6, 2017 | newsletter
The second-hand electronics and video game store CEX have reportedly been hacked, and as many as two million customer details may have been stolen. What Happened? Hackers breached online security for CEX’s WeBuy.com online shop and were able to steal two million...
