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With deepfake images recently making the news by fooling many people, we look at the issues around fake images and how to spot them. Recent Examples  The emergence of AI has led to an increasing output of highly convincing fake images/manipulated images/deepfake images (and deepfake videos). Motivations for making these images vary, e.g. entertainment (fun … Continue reading Featured Article : How To Spot Fake Images →

Changes to Microsoft 365 could mean less OneDrive cloud storage and could lead to Outlook being disrupted. Change  In February, Microsoft announced that cloud storage used across Microsoft 365 apps and services would include Outlook.com attachments data and OneDrive data. Microsoft has warned that this change could reduce how much cloud storage users have available … Continue reading Tech News : Reduced OneDrive Cloud Storage →

A new study has shown that using underground water to maintain comfortable temperatures could reduce consumption of natural gas and electricity in this sector by 40 per cent, thereby offering a green heating and cooling solution. The Issue  With a massive 12 per cent of the total global energy demand coming from heating and cooling … Continue reading Sustainability : How ‘ATES’ Could BE The Natural, Green Future For Heating and Cooling Buildings →

Imagine for a moment that it’s April 14th, 1912 and just moments ago you were having a pleasant evening onboard one of the most luxurious and largest ships of its time. However, you are now sitting in a tiny lifeboat, surrounded by pitch black freezing water waiting for rescue. This was stark reality for the … Continue reading Tech Trivia : Did You Know? →

YouTube is warning users of a phishing attempt showing no-reply@youtube.com as the sender. YouTube’s owner Google is, therefore, advising users to be cautious, not to download/access any file received in such an email and, while it investigates, to follow these tips to stay safe from phishing: https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/16231981

If you’d like to save time when using Microsoft Office by personalising the auto-correct options so that auto-correct doesn’t try to correct even the most unnecessary things, here’s how: – For example, in Word, go to File > Options > Proofing. – Use the tick boxes in ‘AutoCorrect Option’ to set your preferences.

With the UK government’s new ‘Emergency Alerts’ system now live, we take a look at what it is and how it will work. What Are ‘Emergency Alerts’?  The UK government’s Emergency Alerts service, managed by the government’s Cabinet Office, enables the government to send important public safety messages directly to people’s mobile phones in specific geographic … Continue reading Featured Article : What’s All This Fuss About A National Alarm? →

There have been reports of scammers are using the latest AI deepfake voice clones to sound like family members in distress to swindle relatives out of money. AI Voice Technology  The kinds of artificially generated voice technology tools that bad actors could be using for ‘imposter scams’ may include  ElevenLabs, Murf, Play.ht, Respeecher, Resemble, Overdub, … Continue reading Tech News : Beware Increasing Deepfake Voice Scams →

Embattled Chinese owned short-video-sharing platform TikTok has received a £12.7m fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breaching UK data protection law by failing to protect children’s privacy when using the TikTok platform. Notice Of Intent Issued Last Year The ICO issued TikTok Inc and TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited (‘TikTok’) with the ‘notice of … Continue reading Tech News : TikTok Fined £12.7m By UK Data Watchdog →

Following the news that a student made a successful appeal against a parking ticket by using a letter written by the ChatGPT chatbot, we look at how it happened, how to get the best results from ChatGPT, and we look at some of the recent concerns about the advances in AI technology. £60 Parking Ticket  … Continue reading Tech Insight : ChatGPT Gets User’s Parking Ticket Revoked →