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AI company Anthropic has published a research paper highlighting how large language models (LLMs) can be subverted so that at a certain point, they start emitting maliciously crafted source code. For example, this could involve training a model to write secure code when the prompt states that the year is 2024 but insert exploitable code … Continue reading Security Stop Press : The Threat Of Sleeper Agents In LLMs
A new AI tool called GNoME from Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence lab has reportedly discovered and contributed nearly 380,000 new compounds to the Materials Project, the open-access database founded at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). GNoME The Graph Networks for Materials Exploration (GNoME), is an AI-powered deep learning tool and … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Google’s AI Discovers 380,000 New Materials
Jot down ideas, to-do lists, or important reminders for yourself using Sticky Notes in Microsoft Windows. This simple but effective tool allows you to place virtual notes on your desktop, freeing you from paper notes that can get lost, and ensuring you don’t forget critical tasks or information. Here’s how it works: – To open … Continue reading Tech Tip – Create Instant ‘To-Do’ Desktop Notes with Sticky Notes
Following the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week, we take a look at some of the more novel and fun gadgets (and claims from the show) and what lessons businesses can take away from this year’s event. CES The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which this year took place in Las Vegas (from … Continue reading Featured Article : What Was Fun At CES?
In this brief guide to storage technology, we compare and contrast the benefits of flash drives and Hard Disk Drives (HDD) for enterprise storage and take a look at some other popular storage options. What are Flash Drives? Flash drives, sometimes called Solid State Drives (SSDs), use ‘flash memory’ to store data. The flash memory … Continue reading Tech Insight : A Quick Guide To Flash Drives & HDD Storage
Google has announced that Google Cloud customers who want to switch and migrate their network data to another cloud provider and/or on-premises will no longer be charged a transfer fee to do so. How? The process for the free transfer away from Google involves contacting the Google Cloud account team (if one has been assigned), … Continue reading Tech News : Google Waives Exit Fees for Cloud Data Transfers
Worries about smartphone demand have been blamed for Microsoft’s stock market value ending a trading session higher than Apple’s last week for the first time since 2021. How Much? Microsoft adding 1 per cent to its stock value compared to just a 0.2 per cent rise from Apple saw Microsoft’s value (market capitalisation) reach an … Continue reading Tech News : Microsoft Now More Valuable Than Apple
In compliance with the regulations in the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), and following the iOS 17.2 update, it’s been reported that Apple will soon be allowing iOS users to sideload app stores in the EU. This means that iOS users will be able to download and install apps from sources other than its official … Continue reading An Apple Byte : Apple To Allow Sideloaded EU App Stores
Even though the feature was launched in early 2023 with a target of getting 100 million verified members by 2025, many people may not yet have heard that LinkedIn provides an identity verification feature on its platform. LinkedIn’s Persona verification process confirms an individual’s identity by checking a user-submitted scan of their passport’s photo page … Continue reading Security Stop Press : Verifying Your LinkedIn Profile
In line with the government’s aim to increase the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging points from 50,000 to 300,000 by 2030, the BT Group has announced that it will be repurposing its old, green street cabinets to EV charging points. 60,000 New EV Charging Points The move, as part of a pilot scheme beginning … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Green BT Street Cabinets To Become EV Charging Points