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Independent energy thinktank Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2023 reports that fossil fuel power generation has peaked for the half the world and that clean energy sources now account for nearly 40 per cent of the world’s electricity supply. Five Years Ago  Ember’s review report, which analyses electricity data from 78 countries representing 93 percent of … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Fossil Fuels Peak as Solar & Wind Rise →

If you’d like to protect your privacy and prevent yourself from being tracked by websites other than the one you are currently visiting, there’s a way to automatically block third-party cookies in Google Chrome. Here’s how: – In Chrome, click on the three dots (top right) and click on ‘Settings’. – Click on ‘Privacy and … Continue reading Tech Tip – Automatically Block Third-Party Cookies In Google Chrome →

Microsoft has announced the launch of Azure AI Content Safety, a new content moderation service that uses AI to detect and filter out offensive, harmful, or inappropriate user and AI-generated text or image content. What Kind of Harmful Content? The type of content Microsoft’s developed Azure AI Content Safety to filter out includes anything that’s … Continue reading Featured Article : Microsoft Launches New AI Content Safety Service →

It’s been reported that some schools, in the UK (as well as Israel and the US) have advised Jewish parents to delete social media apps from their children’s phones over fears that they may see distressing hostage videos or videos of civilians being killed in the Israel-Hamas-Gaza conflict. In Israel  In Israel, schools and parents … Continue reading Tech News : Protect Kids from War Content →

Human content writers have surged in demand recently, as part of a broader effect, where ‘prompt engineers’ have seen salaries of $300,000. LinkedIn’s figures show that job posts in English with references to “GPT” or “ChatGPT” have increased 21-fold since November 2022. Interestingly, after almost a year of generative AI and predictions that it could … Continue reading Tech News : 21-Fold Increase in AI-Assisted Jobs →

October 10, 2023 : “A Thousand-Year Name Extension” Around a thousand years before electronics, a monk called Poppo was asked to prove his faith, because Sweyn Forkbeard was having doubts about his baptism. Legend has it that Poppo proved his faith by holding a red-hot metal glove, yet he remained unharmed. Sweyn Forkbeard’s father (King … Continue reading Tech-Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in Tech-History … →

As featured in a recent Wall Street Journal report, iPhone thieves are exploiting a security setting called the ‘recovery key’ to permanently lock owners out of their own iPhones and gain access to their financial apps. The method, however, hinges first upon ‘shoulder surfing’, i.e. looking over the iPhone user’s shoulder to get the passcode, … Continue reading Security Stop Press : iPhone Permanent Lock-Out Threat →

Oxfordshire based Technology firm, Space Solar, says that giant solar panel farms could be in orbit and operational above the Earth by 2035. The Challenge  There are significant energy and environmental challenges facing everyone, including the fact that global electricity demand is set to double by 2050. This, together requirements to swap fossil fuel reliance with … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Giant Solar Space Farm By 2035 →

If you’d like to capture long web pages in their entirety, e.g. for use in documentation, presentations, or competitor analysis, Google Chrome has a lesser-known but built-in way for doing this. Here’s how it works: – Go to the web page you’d like to capture. – Press Ctrl + Shift + I (or Cmd + … Continue reading Tech Tip – How To Get A Full Long Page Screen Capture In Chrome →

Google Cloud has announced in a blog post that if customers are challenged on copyright grounds through using its generative AI products (Duet AI), Google will offer limited indemnity and assume responsibility for the potential legal risks involved. Why?  With the many different generative AI services (such as AI chatbots and image generators) being powered … Continue reading Featured Article : Bots To Bots : Google Offers Protection From AI-Related Lawsuits →