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Apple has issued a warning to iPhone users about the dangers of practices like charging a phone under a blanket or pillow at night, risking overheating and posing a fire risk. Danger From Prolonged Heat Exposure  In a wide ranging post on the iPhone user-guide section of Apple’s website, the company warns about the dangers … Continue reading Tech News : iPhone Battery Risk Warning →

A new VentureBeat survey has revealed that 70 per cent of companies are experimenting with generative AI. Most Experimenting and Some Implementing  The (ongoing) survey which was started ahead of the tech news and events company’s recently concluded VB Transform 2023 Conference in San Francisco, gathered the opinions of global executives in data, IT, AI, security, and … Continue reading Tech Insight : 70% Of Companies Using Generative AI →

A new partnership between Octopus energy and sustainable housebuilder Verto aims to develop new homes across two south-west sites that will have no energy bills because all their energy and heating will come from with solar, battery and heat pumps. Ground-Breaking ‘Zero Bills’ Proposition Octopus says the 70 new homes built across two sites in … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : ‘Zero-Bills’ New-Build Properties →

“This Message Sent Around The World” At 7:00 p.m. on August 20, 1911, a commercial telegram was sent by the telegraph operator at the Times, working on the seventeenth level of the newspaper’s headquarters in Times Square. The message made a westward journey from New York, and shortly afterwards, the very same operator received his … Continue reading Tech-Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in Tech-History … →

In this final instalment of a three-part series, here are more ways that staff can maintain the right level of security when using their devices in the summer holidays: Make Use Of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). Enable 2FA for all your important accounts. This adds an extra layer of security, making it harder for unauthorised users … Continue reading Security (P3) : Securing Staff In Summer Holidays →

If you’re looking for a fast, easy, and effective prompt to make ChatGPT write in a specific stye, or the style of a specific person / type of person, try assigning a role. Here’s how: – To give ChatGPT a persona / a well-known personality, or make it write in the style(s) of a certain … Continue reading Tech Tip – Assigning Roles To ChatGPT : The “Act As …” Prompt →

YouTube’s testing of a scheme to stop ad blocker usage and limit video plays is being seen by many as a way to further monetise the platform. How Does YouTube Make Its Money?  Google’s YouTube platform currently makes its money in several ways, with advertising being the main source of revenue. For example, its money … Continue reading Featured Article : YouTube Tests 3 Video Limits →

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have reported finding a simple way to exploit a weakness and disrupt major chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard, and others. Incantation  The researchers discovered that if they add specifically chosen sequences of characters (an incantation) to a user query, it causes the Large Language Model (LLM) system to obey user commands, … Continue reading Tech News : New Chatbot Attack : “Unstoppable” →

Following its growth during the pandemic, video communications company Zoom, which made remote working possible for many, has now ordered staff back to the office for two days a week. Those Within A Commutable Distance  This move from Zoom, which many see as a trend among big companies to pull-back from their major commitments to … Continue reading Tech News : Zoom-Bosses Request Staff Return To Office →

In this insight, focusing particularly on AI and ML, we look at what synthetic data is, where it comes from and what it’s used for, its challenges, and the implications for businesses. What Is Synthetic Data?  Synthetic data is data that’s been artificially created rather than derived from real-world activities. Synthetic data is not a … Continue reading Tech Insight : What Is ‘Synthetic Data’? →