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Green distributed computer network heating company Heata is offering to provide up to 4.8kWh of free hot water per day in exchange for installing a business cloud server in your home. Green Distributed Compute Network Heata, which began as an innovation project with British Gas, describes itself as “a ground-breaking green distributed compute network that uses the … Continue reading Tech News : Want Free Hot Water? Have A Server In Your House!
Although Openview’s recent second report shows that most SaaS companies used usage-based pricing last year, many are now moving to hybrid models. What Is Usage Based Pricing? Usage-based pricing (UBP) is a pricing model where customers are charged based on how much they use a particular product or service. In the context of SaaS (Software … Continue reading Featured Article : Usage Based Pricing And Now Hybrid Pricing
Twitter-owner Elon Musk’s latest decision to turn off SMS 2FA after 20 March unless you pay for Blue Tick has caused another storm of criticism. What And Why? On 15 February, Twitter announced that: “starting today, we will no longer allow accounts to enroll in the text message/SMS method of 2-Factor Authentication unless they are Twitter … Continue reading Tech News : 2FA Storm At Twitter
In this insight, we look at the popular email authentication protocols SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, how they work, why they’re important, and what happens if they’re not set up properly. What Is SPF? SPF, or Sender Policy Framework, is an email authentication protocol used to verify the sender of an email message. It is used … Continue reading Tech Insight : What Are SPF, DKIM, And DMARC Records?
With the integration large language models (LLMs) into search engines, some are predicting that the massive increase in computing power needed could mean huge carbon emissions. What Are Large Language Models? Large language Models (LLMs) are types of artificial intelligence (AI) models that are trained on vast amounts of text data to understand natural language. … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Search Engine Sustainability Shock
A report from Picus Security has warned of the rise of multi-purpose strains of malware, which it dubs “Swiss Army knife malware” capable of performing all kinds of actions. Picus Security’s analysis of 550,000 real-world malware samples revealed that one third carry at least 20 individual Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) with the most common … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : “Swiss Army Knife Malware” Warning
If you’d like a fast and easy way to navigate within YouTube, here are some top keyboard shortcuts. – While watching a YouTube video, use the following letters on their own on the keyboard (no need for shift) for the following functions: F (full screen), K (play/pause), J (rewind 10 secs), and L (fast-forward 10 … Continue reading Tech Tip – Useful YouTube Shortcuts
Multi-factor authentication is becoming an ever-present feature of our most-loved apps and services – but just how good is it at stopping hackers? Here, we look at the benefits of enabling it on your accounts. Enhanced security protocols are becoming increasingly important as cybercriminals diversify their ways to gain access to our accounts. As worrying … Continue reading Multi-factor authentication: Just how good really is it?
Kaspersky research has shown that hackers are now being recruited with dark web job ads offering huge salaries and benefits! What?! According to Kaspersky’s analysis of more than 200,000 employment ads posted on the dark web between January 2020 and June 2022, ‘employers’ have been seeking applications from the best hackers by offering favourable terms … Continue reading Featured Article : Do Hackers Get Pensions & Sick Pay?
Following anecdotal reports that some users can’t turn off the strict SafeSearch settings when searching using Bing, we look at what SafeSearch is, and how to control it. What Is SafeSearch? SafeSearch is a setting in Microsoft’s Bing search engine that’s designed to filter out inappropriate web content. How? It works on the search terms … Continue reading Tech Insight : Stopping SafeSearch From Being ‘Too Safe’