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Christmas is almost upon us – and many will be looking forward to shutting up shop for the festive break. But for business owners, there are some important steps to take to ensure a smooth return to work in the New Year. Here, our Managing Director Jonathan looks at a simple checklist for every business … Continue reading Our Christmas office shutdown checklist →

As part of Project Gigabit, the UK government has announced a trial of Starlink satellite broadband in the Lake District as part of wider plans to connect highly remote areas. What Is Starlink?   Starlink, operated by billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company uses a constellation of low orbit satellites around the earth (launched by SpaceX rockets) … Continue reading Tech News : Starlink Broadband Trial In Cumbria →

Here, we look at more of the rapid changes at Twitter, what the reaction has been, how this has affected the platform, plus the wider implications. All Change  The beginning of Twitter’s (current) saga was when the world’s richest man, Tesla and SpaceX founder, Elon Musk bought shares in the social media giant back in … Continue reading Featured Article : Twitter Roundup →

The Government’s decision to amend the Online Safety Bill to allow ‘legal but harmful’ content has received a mixed reaction with criticism coming from The Samaritans. What Is The Online Safety Bill?  The UK government’s Online Safety Bill, originally proposed by former PM Teresa May, is (draft) legislation that’s designed to place a ‘duty of … Continue reading Tech News : Online Safety Bill Amendment Gets Mixed Reaction →

With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launching India’s first pilot for a retail digital rupee (e₹-R/eINR/E-Rupee) this month, we look at what this means and what the benefits could be. Why?   The pilot will help to decide whether India could intrpduce one of the world’s first nationwide digital currencies. It is thought that having … Continue reading Tech Insight : Digital Dosh →

FlyZero’s and UK Aerospace Technology Institute’s (ATI) study has concluded that green liquid hydrogen powered aircraft could deliver the net-zero 2050 target for aviation. Two Technologies  The 12-month study results suggests that aviation can achieve net-zero by 2050 through the development of both sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green liquid hydrogen technologies. What Is Green … Continue reading Sustainability : Hydrogen Aircraft Fuel & 2050 Net Zero →

The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) has banned the use of Microsoft Office 365 in German schools over an alleged lack of transparency about how personal data is processed, and the potential for third-party access to it. The ban has also been issued because the DSK believes the use O365 is not legally compliant with … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Microsoft 365 Banned In German Schools →

If you need to quickly find images on any subject which already have a transparent background, there’s a quick and easy way to do it with Google’s Image Search. Here’s how: – Go to Google and click on ‘Images’ (top right) for Image Search. – Type in what you’re looking for, e.g. Christmas, and hit … Continue reading Tech Tip – Find Images With Transparent Backgrounds In Google →

The announcement by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors to allow the city’s police to use robots that can deploy “deadly force” in the fight against crime has been met with concern. What Killer Robots?  According to a San Francisco Police Department policy document, the city has essentially approved the use of 17 robots, 5 of … Continue reading Tech News : Robots Now Legally Lethal →

A report from Seagate has highlighted how the rising costs of storing and managing data is hitting businesses hard. One-Third Of Company Budgets  The report highlights how up to a third of company IT budgets are being eaten up by data management and storage costs at an average spend of £213,000 per year! Sleeping Giant  … Continue reading Tech News : Rising Data Management Costs Affecting Businesses →