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 7, 2016 | newsletter
Amazon look set to launch a new type of high tech grocery shop next year that allows customers to use an app to record (and pay for) their purchases rather than having to go through a checkout. What’s So Different About The Amazon Store? The new Amazon store uses a...
by alex | Dec 7, 2016 | newsletter
Researchers from the University of Newcastle have developed a credit card querying system that has exposed loopholes in online payment systems. The system could allow cyber thieves using a similar method to successfully ‘guess’ your credit card number. What Kind of...
by alex | Dec 7, 2016 | newsletter
BAE Systems has announced that it will be carrying out 17 trial flights in UK airspace of an aircraft that has been specially converted to enable it to fly autonomously. From Lancashire to Inverness. The test flights will be made using a modified Jetstream 31...
by alex | Dec 7, 2016 | newsletter
Privacy campaigners have complained (on behalf of concerned customers) after it was revealed that an update to Uber’s app allows users’ GPS signals to be followed after they have left the vehicle at the end of their journey. Continues To Run In The Background. The...
by alex | Dec 7, 2016 | newsletter
Police have issued a warning that some recent thefts from vehicles which have taken place in 3 Berkshire service stations have involved the use of radio jammers. Remote Technology Used. Thames Valley Police have said that thefts of items from vehicles at the...
