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If you frequently copy and paste various items, Windows Clipboard History is an invaluable tool that saves multiple clipboard items for later use, allowing you to access a history of copied text, images, or files. Here’s how to use it: – Press Win + V to open the clipboard history panel. If it’s your first … Continue reading Tech Tip – Enable Clipboard History for Easy Access to Multiple Clipboard Items →

After trying to dismiss a lawsuit from HP customers angry at a firmware update (meaning that their HP printers wouldn’t work with third-party ink cartridges), we look at how HP is answering the arguments within the antitrust ink cartridge lawsuit and what the implications could be for customers. The Lawsuit Back in January, printing premier … Continue reading Featured Article : A Big Stink About Ink →

In this insight, we look at the process of AI training, the potential pitfalls of misused data, and what measures can be taken to protect your personal and business data from being used to train AI. Data – For AI Training  AI training, at its core, involves feeding large datasets to algorithms, thereby enabling them … Continue reading Tech Insight : Stop Your Data Being Used To Train AI →

Following an initial report on AI Foundation Models (FMs) last year, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has expressed “real concerns” about it and is investigating the dominance of a small number of big tech firms at the centre of the FM market. Foundation Models  Foundation models (FMs) are AI systems / large-scale machine learning … Continue reading Tech News : FM Market Dominance Concerns →

Researchers at Oxford University’s UK Quantum Computing and Simulation Hub claim to have made what could be an important breakthrough in quantum computing security. The Issue  As things stand, if businesses want to use cloud-based quantum computing services, they face privacy and security issues when trying to do so over a network, similar to the … Continue reading Tech News : Oxford’s Secure Quantum Computing Breakthrough →

Apple has announced that beginning in the autumn with select iPhone models, customers and independent repair providers will be able to utilise used Apple components in the repair process. Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, said: “With this latest expansion to our repair program, we’re excited to be adding even more choice and … Continue reading An Apple Byte : Used iPhone Components To Be Allowed For iPhone Repairs →

Apple has reported sending threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries, warning them that they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks. These types of attacks use software designed to infiltrate and monitor computer systems or mobile devices and are typically “state-sponsored” and are used for intelligence gathering, surveillance of dissidents, journalist, and … Continue reading Security Stop Press : Apple Warns of Mercenary Spyware Attacks In 92 Countries →

Following a decade of research, it’s thought that the recent decoding of the complex genome of sugarcane could pave the way for advanced breeding techniques, more agricultural sustainability, and perhaps for developing a cost-effective and sustainable aviation fuel. What Happened?  Scientists from The University of Queensland, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, and Sugar Research Australia (SRA) … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Why Sugarcane’s Genome Mapping Matters →

This week’s Social and AI news video-update explains how to pin WhatsApp messages for convenience, which is a handy feature you may wish to try. https://videovault.vip/videos/social/2024-Apr-Pinning-WhatsApp-Messages.mp4

Accidentally closing a File Explorer window that you needed can be frustrating, especially if you were deep in a directory structure or working with multiple files. Windows allows you to quickly reopen a recently closed File Explorer window – here’s how: – Right-click on the File Explorer icon in the taskbar. – From the context … Continue reading Tech Tip – How To Restore Recently Closed Files in File Explorer →