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In this insight, we look at what ‘quiet quitting’ is, what its causes are, together with what could be done to prevent it. Quiet Quitting?  Quiet quitting is a term commonly associated with employment where it refers to how workers decide to only do the job they’re being paid to without taking on extra duties … Continue reading Tech Insight : ‘Quiet Quitting’ …? →

Following news of the collapse of FTX, we look at what it was plus the events leading up to its demise and the effects going forward. FTX  FTX, until very recently, was a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange, founded in 2019 which at its peak (July 2021) had more than one million users and was the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange … Continue reading Featured Article : What Was FTX All About? →

A report which shows huge sales of EVs in the US only resulted in only a 0.54 per cent fall in gasoline consumption in 2021 has led to disappointment and questions about the beneficial Impact of EVs so far. EV Sales  A recent Argonne National Lab report shows that a massive 2.1 million plug-in vehicles, … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Report Questions Benefits Of Electric Cars →

Password app company LastPass has reported a second data breach that may be related to a previous breach in August where source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information were taken. The company has reported that in this most recent attack, a threat actor using information from August’s attack accessed “certain elements of our customers’ … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : LastPass Second Data Breach →

Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage system at Onedrive.com allows you to share files and folders with other members of your team, control who has permission to just view or to edit files and folders, and work together on them at the same time. Here’s how it works: – To share files of folders using a link, … Continue reading Tech Tip – Sharing In Microsoft OneDrive →

In this insight, we take a closer look at the new alternative positioning system to GPS that is accurate to within an incredible 10 centimetres. Issues With Current GPS System  Society heavily relies on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) like GPS for positioning and navigation, as well as the distribution of time and frequency reference … Continue reading Tech Insight : Ultra-Accurate GPS (10 cm) →

A Helsinki startup has developed a ‘Medicine-as-a-Service’ system where drugs can be 3D printed to exactly match the needs of the patient in terms of their size, physiology, species, plus any allergies. CurifyLabs    According to CurifyLabs, the startup that has created the system, there is one big drawback to the existing methods of administering medication. … Continue reading Tech News : Personalised (Printed) Pills →

Following the UK government’s decision back in June 2020 to remove all Huawei Equipment From 5G Network Cores, the deadline has now been pushed back to December 2023. Why Remove Huawei Equipment?  The decision to remove the equipment in the UK dates back to the Trump era in the US, however worries about national security … Continue reading Tech News : New Deadline To Remove Huawei →

Following a copyright lawsuit against an AI code generator and industry questions about who actually owns images made by AI text-to-image generators, we look at the legal issues (and others) surrounding generative AI. The Issue  The recent lawsuit and questions from coders, artists, musicians, and other creatives show that the challenge is that there is … Continue reading Featured Article : AI Content Legal Challenges →

The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) in the US has unveiled the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials. BioHome3D  The 600-square-foot prototype ‘BioHome3D’ has 3D-printed floors, walls and roof made of wood fibres and bio-resins. The fully recyclable house also has 100 per cent wood insulation and customisable R-values. … Continue reading Sustainability : World’s First 3D-Printed 100% Bio-Based House →