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YouTube’s testing of a scheme to stop ad blocker usage and limit video plays is being seen by many as a way to further monetise the platform. How Does YouTube Make Its Money?  Google’s YouTube platform currently makes its money in several ways, with advertising being the main source of revenue. For example, its money … Continue reading Featured Article : YouTube Tests 3 Video Limits →

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have reported finding a simple way to exploit a weakness and disrupt major chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard, and others. Incantation  The researchers discovered that if they add specifically chosen sequences of characters (an incantation) to a user query, it causes the Large Language Model (LLM) system to obey user commands, … Continue reading Tech News : New Chatbot Attack : “Unstoppable” →

Following its growth during the pandemic, video communications company Zoom, which made remote working possible for many, has now ordered staff back to the office for two days a week. Those Within A Commutable Distance  This move from Zoom, which many see as a trend among big companies to pull-back from their major commitments to … Continue reading Tech News : Zoom-Bosses Request Staff Return To Office →

In this insight, focusing particularly on AI and ML, we look at what synthetic data is, where it comes from and what it’s used for, its challenges, and the implications for businesses. What Is Synthetic Data?  Synthetic data is data that’s been artificially created rather than derived from real-world activities. Synthetic data is not a … Continue reading Tech Insight : What Is ‘Synthetic Data’? →

International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced another “significant” investment in Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT), a company that makes aviation fuel from non-food agricultural waste and wood residues. IAG & NPT  International Airlines Group (IAG) is the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL, and Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) is a Teesside-based … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Plane Power From Farm Waste →

Some HP Source… Hewlett-Packard registered HP.com back in 1986 but did you know that it could so easily have been PH.com instead? This $40 Billion brand was incorporated this month (August 18th) back in 1947. You’ll have heard of HP for their printers because the HP LaserJet series launched in 1984 rapidly became the world’s most popular. But less … Continue reading Tech-Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in Tech-History … →

In this second instalment of a three-part series, here are more ways that staff can maintain the right level of security when using their devices in the summer holidays: – Install a Reliable Security Suite. Being away from the home/office means re-installing everything on laptop for example would be a nightmare. Make sure you have … Continue reading Security (P2) : Securing Staff In Summer Holidays →

If you’d like to customise and personalise your Google home page to show your favourite photo or GIF, here’s how: – Save a favourite GIF or photo to your device (you may already favourite photos and GIFs saved). – On the Google home screen (bottom right), click on the ‘Customise Chrome’ icon (a pen symbol). … Continue reading Tech Tip – Customise Your Google Home Page With A Favourite Photo or GIF →

Elon Musk has stated that his “𝕏” social media platform will cover the legal expenses and initiate lawsuits on behalf of individuals who have been treated “unfairly “by their employers due to posts or likes on the site, previously known as Twitter. Presumably, he is trying to reinvent champion the platform as a bastion of … Continue reading Featured Article : What The XXXX Does It All Mean? →

Following warnings about threats posed by the rapid growth of AI, the US White House has reported that seven leading AI companies have committed to developing safeguards. Voluntary Commitments Made  A recent White House fact sheet has highlighted how, in a bid to manage the risks posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and to protect Americans’ … Continue reading Tech News : Seven Safeguarding SamurAI? →