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How Bright Is Your Toothpaste? The Oppenheimer blockbuster launched with an IMDB rating of 9.0, so it appears lots of people liked it. Whilst the film made mention of many of the pioneers in physics who helped during the Manhattan project, it could perhaps have made more than at least a passing reference to Marie … Continue reading Tech Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in History … →

Dutch researchers from cybersecurity firm Midnight Blue have reported discovering a deliberate hacker’s backdoor in the TETRA radio technology that’s used in 120 countries to control critical infrastructure like power grids, gas pipelines, trains, airports, and communications for emergency services. The backdoor in the encryption algorithm, could easily be hacked, reportedly in just minutes, and … Continue reading Security-Stop-Press : Hacker Backdoor Found In World’s Critical Infrastructure Tech →

Just a few clicks and changes in the task manager can save you time by making your Windows PC startup faster. Here’s how: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the task manager. Click on the ‘Startup’ tab. Click on ‘Startup Impact’ to see which apps are slowing things the most. Right click … Continue reading Tech Tip – How To Make A Windows PC Startup Faster →

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the US actors’ union with 160,000 members has gone on strike mainly over fears that AI will reduce earnings and damage their profession. New Agreement Needed  One of the Union’s main roles is negotiating terms between actors and the studios, and the last agreement … Continue reading Featured Article : AI Fears Prompt Hollywood Actors To Strike →

In this tech insight, we look at what ‘zero-day’ attacks are, then look at some recent high-profile examples and ultimately at what businesses can do to protect themselves from zero-day attacks. Sophisticated Attacks That Highlight Vulnerabilities  In the ever-evolving landscape of digital threats and cyber warfare, one term often sends chills down the spines of … Continue reading Tech Insight : What Are ‘Zero-Day’ Attacks? →

London and San Francisco–based startup Stability AI has announced the launch of ‘Stable Doodle’, a sketch-to-image AI-based tool that converts a simple drawing into a dynamic image. Creates An Image From A Simple Doodle and Text Description  The new tool from Clipdrop by Stability AI, creates images from a simple doodle (sketched with a mouse) … Continue reading Tech News : New Sketch-To-Image AI Tool Launched →

There’s nothing like setting the bar high and Elon Musk recently announced in a Twitter Spaces audio chat that the purpose of his new AI company, xAI, will be to “understand the universe”. What Is xAI?  xAI is Elon Musk’s new startup that aims to build a kind of ‘good’ AI system that will lead to … Continue reading Tech News : Musk’s New AI Company’s Mission To “Understand The Universe” →

A group of solar panel startups is producing panels that enhance the look of buildings by combing them with art or making them as coloured cladding, facades, or roof tiles. Solar Panels That Blend In  A group of Dutch startups is creating innovative solar panels that not only generate electricity but fit in well with (and … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Art Solar Panels, Practical And Beautiful →

July 1940 : “We Saw Them Coming”…. In July 1940, a Bristol Blenheim like this one was the first aircraft to successfully use radar to detect enemy aircraft, proving that radar could help provide an effective electronic defence whilst being deployed in the air. It’s often been said that Britain would have lost the Battle … Continue reading Tech Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in History … →

Wordfence warned that large-scale attacks are under way against a vulnerability (CVE-2023-28121) in the in the WooCommerce Payments WordPress plugin. The flaw in the plugin, which is installed on over 600,000 sites, gives attackers authentication bypass so they can impersonate arbitrary users, and perform some actions, including as an administrator, potentially leading to site takeover. … Continue reading Security-Stop-Press : Websites Hijacked Through WooCommerce Plugin Flaw →