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A partnership deal between OpenAI and Stack Overflow (the question-and-answer website for programmers and developers) will see the Stack overflow Q&A data used to train and improve AI model performance, potentially benefitting developers who use OpenAI’s products. Stack Overflow  Stack Overflow is the world’s largest developer community, with more than 59 million questions and answers. … Continue reading Tech News : OpenAI To Boost Training With Stack Overflow Data →

The UK’s first national security operations centre (SOC) known as CymruSOC, has launched in Wales to protect the country’s local authorities and fire and rescue services from cyber-attacks. SOC  The Welsh government has announced that the new SOC service will be managed by Cardiff-based firm Socura, with the intention of ensuring key organisations can continue offering critical … Continue reading Tech News : Wales Has Put A SOC In It →

iPhone users can now use a version of Google’s “Circle to Search” thanks to Google Lens and iOS Shortcuts. The “Circle to Search” gesture, launched in January (which Google Pixel phone users may already be familiar with) is where users can circle, highlight, scribble or tap any part of an image or text on the … Continue reading An Apple Byte : iPhone Users Get Google’s ‘Circle to Search’ →

Warnings have been issued about a new audio call scam on WhatsApp targeting family and friends. The scam involves a fraudster, most likely using a fake profile picture and display name, making an unexpected call, impersonating a member of a WhatsApp group chat. The fraudster tells the victim they’re sending them a one-time passcode (OTP) … Continue reading Security Stop Press : WhatsApp Group Chat Scam Warning →

The world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) plant, dubbed ‘Mammoth’ (which can suck polluting carbon from the air to help tackle global warming) has started operating in Iceland. Mammoth  Started on the 28th June 2022 and now completed and operating, Mammoth was designed to remove 36,000 tons of carbon from the air per year – … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : World’s Largest Carbon Vacuuming Plant Opens →

This video-update explains how you can add ‘memory’ to ChatGPT to make your experience more personalised and useful … https://videovault.vip/videos/social/2024-May-ChatGPT-memory-features.mp4

Windows Security provides a comprehensive overview of your device’s health and security, including storage capacity, battery life, and apps and software that may affect your device’s performance. Here’s how to use it: – Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security. – Click on Device performance & health. – Here, you can view … Continue reading Tech Tip – Use Windows Security to Check Device Performance and Health →

Microsoft has agreed to back $10bn in renewable electricity projects by Brookfield Asset Management to help it meet clean-energy commitments and provide its data-centres with the extra energy requirements of cloud and AI. Global Framework Agreement  The deal, which is a five-year agreement called the “global framework agreement” (“the agreement”) is a commitment by Microsoft, working in … Continue reading Featured Article : Microsoft’s $10 Billion Renewable Energy Deal Fuels AI & Cloud →

Here we look at the new UK cybersecurity law that will ban device manufacturers from having weak, easily guessable default passwords, thereby providing extra protection against hacking and cyber-attacks. The Problem  With 99 per cent of UK adults owning at least one smart device and UK households owning an average of nine connected devices, but … Continue reading Tech Insight : New UK Law To Eradicate Weak Passwords →

In a recent BBC World Service interview, Head of WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, claimed that tens of millions of people in countries where WhatsApp has been banned continue to use it. Where Is WhatsApp Banned And Why?  WhatsApp is banned Iran and North Korea, has been blocked at times in Syria, Senegal, and Guinea, and recently … Continue reading Tech News : Millions Defy WhatsApp Bans →