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In this insight, we look at what a ‘Discord server’ is, how to set one up, and the pros and cons of Discord servers. What Is It?  Launched in 2015, ‘Discord’ (https://discord.com/) is a (free to access) voice, video and text chat app where users can set up their own public server / dedicated virtual … Continue reading Tech Insight : What is a Discord Server? →

After finally buying Twitter, firing the CEO, dissolving the Board, plus naming himself sole director and “Chief Twit,” we look at what’s happening at Twitter and where it could be heading. Twitter Takeover  Following many months of negotiations, Tesla founder, Space X boss and world’s richest man Elon Musk finally bought Twitter in a $44bn … Continue reading Featured Article : Twitter Takeover →

In what could be big step forward for environmental clean-ups, a team of researchers from the University of Washington has created a new technique for destroying so-called ‘forever chemicals’. What Are Forever Chemicals? ‘Forever chemicals’ refers to molecules / chemical compounds that are found in found in many different consumer, commercial, and industrial product and … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : An End For Forever Chemicals? →

Google has rolled-out an emergency security update for its Chrome web browser to fix an exploited zero-day “confusion” flaw in in the V8 JavaScript engine, i.e. a confusion between object types in the part that executes JavaScript code. For this (seventh) zero-day in Google Chrome since the start of 2022, the advice to users is … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Urgent Patch Issued For Chrome →

If you’re looking for a free, online image editor with plenty of functionality, you may want to try Photopea. With Photopea, you can edit photos, apply effects, filters, add text, and crop or resize pictures in your browser. It supports PSDs and you can export files in a number of popular formats including jpg, png, … Continue reading Tech Tip – Free Online Image Editor →