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With some research now showing that rental escooters haven’t reduced carbon emissions in cities, we look at whether they are as green an option as you may think. US Research  2019 US research (Hollingsworth, Copeland, Johnson) showed that shared, dockless stand-up rental electric scooters produce 202 grams of CO2 per passenger mile over their lifecycle, which is actually … Continue reading Sustainability : Is Renting An Escooter Really A Green Option? →

Microsoft’s 365 Defender Research Team has warned that a flaw in macOS coupled with Microsoft Word’s backward compatibility could allow the circumvention of App Sandbox rules. This could enable potentially malicious macros to run in Word, leading to users downloading malware, or ransomware. The advice is for macOS users to install the security updates released … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Threat From Exploiting Macros In Microsoft Word Due To macOS Flaw →

If you are reading a web page or blog in Google Chrome and come across a term you’d like to know about, Google has a built-in way to search for that term simply as a result of when you highlight the text with your mouse. Here’s how it works: – In Google Chrome, find a … Continue reading Tech Tip – Instant Google Search From Highlighted Text →

Following recent security concerns about Amazon’s plans to enable Alexa to mimic voices, we look at how easy it is to do, what the benefits are, and what risks it poses. Alexa The Mimic  Recently, Amazon announced that it was working on technology to enable its Alexa digital assistant to take on the voice of … Continue reading Tech-Insight : How To Fake Someone’s Voice →

Following a recent Intellectual Property Office (IPO) consultation, it has been decided that AI will not be allowed to patent inventions. What’s The Issue?  As highlighted by a legal battle dating back to 2018, some people believe that if AI systems invent something, they should be granted the status of being listed as the inventor … Continue reading Tech News : Why AI Systems Can’t Patent Inventions …Yet →

Rising electricity prices, energy-hungry crypto mining operations and falling cryptocurrency prices are thought to be behind a significant decrease in the amount of electricity being used for crypto mining. What Is Crypto Mining?  Crypto mining, such as Bitcoin mining, uses specialised computers that are constantly powered-on and connected to the cryptocurrency network to verify transactions … Continue reading Tech News : Dramatic Decrease in Crypto Consumption of Power →

In this article, we take a brief look at the relative merits of Office 365 compared to Google Workspace and how Google’s recent introduction of features and greater integration have been aimed at challenging Microsoft 365’s dominant position. Google Workspace  Many of us are likely to have started with a Gmail account and witnessed how, … Continue reading Featured-Article : Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 →

Tata Chemicals Europe has opened the UK’s largest industrial-scale carbon capture facility at its chemical plant in Cheshire to convert carbon dioxide into food and pharmaceutical-grade sodium bicarbonate. Capturing 10% Of The Carbon Dioxide Produced  The £20 million Tata Chemicals Europe carbon capture unit at its chemical plant unit in Northwich will capture more than … Continue reading Sustainability-In-Tech : UK’s Largest Carbon Capture Facility Opens In Cheshire →

Cybernews researchers have warned that many popular child-monitoring Android mobile apps may also be leaking the parents’ data to potentially malicious third parties via the third-party trackers in the apps. The researchers have also warned that the insecurely implemented Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate handling and open-source code in some of these apps could leave … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Child-Monitoring Android App Eavesdropping Risk →

If you’re off on your holidays and days out to enjoy the warm weather, there’s an audible speed trap feature in Google Maps can help you monitor your speed and avoid a getting a ticket. Here’s how to use it: – In Google Maps, tap on your profile photo (top right). – Tap on ‘Settings’. … Continue reading Tech Tip – Avoid Speeding Tickets With Google Maps Feature →