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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of US-based video game holding company Activision Blizzard over fears of stifled competition in the cloud gaming market. What Happened? Back in January 2022, Microsoft entered a £68.7 billion deal to buy Activision, one of the most popular video games publishers globally. This … Continue reading Tech News : Microsoft Miffed: Monumental Gaming Merger Muzzled by UK’s CMA →

WhatsApp has announced that it is introducing the ability to use the same WhatsApp account on multiple phones. Message Seamlessly Across All Devices WhatsApp says that this change gives users globally the ability to message seamlessly across all their devices without signing out, and to pick up their chats where they left off. Employees Can … Continue reading Tech News : WhatsApp Wows: One Account Accessible on Multiple Mobile →

Dutch start-up ‘Oceans of Energy’ has been awarded the contract for installing and operating an offshore solar farm inside the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco. World First  Oceans of Energy says it will be the first offshore solar farm in the world to be connected, … Continue reading Sustainability In Tech: Pioneering Power: Solar Panels Float In The North Sea →

Computers, Margaret Thatcher & Ice Cream On 6th May 1949, the Electronic Delay Storage Calculator (EDSAC) ran its first set of programs. This historic British computer calculated a table of square numbers and a list of prime numbers. It was developed by Maurice Wilkes with his team at the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory. The computer … Continue reading Tech Trivia : Did You Know? →

Guardio Labs has warned that a Vietnamese threat actor is behind a ‘malverposting’ campaign which has infected over 500,000 devices worldwide over the last 3 months. ‘Malverposting’ uses promoted social media posts on services like Facebook and Twitter to mass propagate malicious (information stealing) software and other security threats, such as the S1deload Stealer and … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Vietnamese Hacker Group Compromises Half a Million Devices Through ‘Malverposting’ Techniques →

If you are unsure why ChatGPT provided a certain response or want to see how it arrived at a particular conclusion, you can use the “Debug” command. Here’s how: Using the “Debug” command followed by your question will make ChatGPT provide a detailed explanation of how it arrived at its response, including the data sources … Continue reading Tech Tip – Using The “Debug” Command To Clarify In ChatGPT →

Cybersecurity researchers at GoDaddy-owned Sucuri have warned that an old plugin called Eval PHP, last updated a decade ago, is being used to hack WordPress websites. The plugin, which creates a backdoor and can mask its activities as cookies has been described as “dangerous.” The advice is to: – Keep your website patched and up … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : WordPress Sites Being Hacked Through Old Plugin →

No – it’s doesn’t mean engineers that are punctual! In this article, we will explore the role of prompt engineers in the AI industry, why the job is necessary, why it’s suddenly a sought-after role, and what the future prospects are for prompt engineers. What is Prompt Engineering?  A prompt engineer is a specialist who … Continue reading Featured Article : Want to be a ‘Prompt Engineer’? →

In this insight, we look at what ‘Universal Basic Income’ is, how it relates to the tech industry, its potential benefits and pitfalls, plus what similar ideas are being discussed and explored. UBI  Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a policy proposal in which all individuals in a given society receive a regular, unconditional cash transfer … Continue reading Tech Insight : What’s ‘Universal Basic Income’? →

Following Twitter’s announcement two months ago that it will be charging a minimum of $42,000 per month to enterprise users of its API, Microsoft is dropping Twitter from its advertising platform. What Is The Microsoft Advertising Platform?  The Microsoft Advertising Platform is a digital advertising platform that enables businesses to create and run advertising campaigns … Continue reading Tech News : Microsoft Drops Twitter From Advertising Platform →