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If you’d like an easy way to let others know where you are, e.g. a group of friends on a night out, or as a safety precaution, you can choose to share your location on WhatsApp. Here’s how: – Go to ‘Settings’ on your phone. – Tap ‘Apps’ (or scroll down on iPhone). – Select … Continue reading Tech Tip – Sharing Your Location In WhatsApp →

In this article, we take at what Google’s ‘Duet’ is, it’s features and potential benefits to businesses, and the price. Duet  Introduced in May this year, Duet AI in the Google Cloud is essentially Google’s answer to Microsoft’s Copilot. Duet is a paid-for, “always on” AI assistant and “collaborator” that is embedded within (and works across) all the Workspace … Continue reading Featured Article : Google’s Answer To Copilot →

In this insight, we look at the many ways to check how much bandwidth you’re using, thereby helping to avoid exceeding data caps, and providing other benefits. Why Monitor Bandwidth?  As we move deeper into the digital age, internet usage is skyrocketing, and with it, the necessity to manage bandwidth. For businesses, this is even … Continue reading Tech Insight : How To Check Your Web Usage →

Google’s AI research lab DeepMind has announced that in partnership with Google Cloud, it’s launching a beta version of SynthID, a tool for watermarking and identifying AI-generated images. The AI Image Challenge Generative AI technologies are rapidly evolving, and AI-generated imagery, also known as ‘synthetic imagery,’ is becoming much harder to distinguish from images not … Continue reading Tech News : Watermark Trial To Spot AI Images →

Following several months of testing, Firefox users can now take advantage of the Firefox Relay email masking tool from within the browser to help preserve their online anonymity and boost security. What Is Firefox Relay?  Firefox Relay from Mozilla is a Firefox browser extension that lets users keep their email address private when filling out … Continue reading Tech News : Firefox Helps You Hide (Your Emails) →

The recently launched Pyxis Ocean cargo ship uses giant foldaway ‘WindWings’ to help supplement engine power and could cut lifetime carbon emissions by 30 per cent. The Cargo Ship  The A Mitsubishi Corporation cargo ship, is currently demonstrating the WindWings, developed by BAR Technologies and Yara Marine Technologies, during its six week-long maiden voyage from … Continue reading Sustainability In Tech: New Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Could Cut Emissions By Almost A Third →

28 Years Ago : eBay (& Amazon by Comparison) Whilst eBay’s market cap is dwarfed by that of Amazon (i.e. circa 24 billion dollars compared to circa 1.4 trillion dollars), it’s easy to forget eBay helped shape online purchasing too. Before it was rebranded as eBay in 1997, the site was originally called AuctionWeb. Founded … Continue reading Tech-Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in Tech-History … →

Researchers from Netenrich have reported finding “FraudGPT” being sold on the dark web. It’s been described as a subscription-based generative AI tool for creating malicious cyberattacks. It’s been reported that the tool can do anything from writing malicious code and malware to creating phishing campaigns, thereby making putting advanced attack methods available to even inexperienced … Continue reading Security Stop Press : FraudGPT →

If you’d like to backup your ChatGPT chats, it’s possible to export them by email from within ChatGPT. Here’s how: – In ChatGPT, click on the three dots (bottom left). – Click on ‘Settings & Beta.’ – Click on ‘Data Controls. – Click on the ‘Export Data’ button, read the information, and click on ‘Confirm … Continue reading Tech Tip – Backup ChatGPT By Exporting Your Chats →

In this article, we look at why Zoom found itself as the subject of a backlash over an online update to its terms related to AI, what its response has been, plus what this says about how businesses feel about AI. What Happened?  Communications app Zoom updated its terms of service in March but following … Continue reading Featured Article : Zoom Data Concerns →