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 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...
