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In a speech shared on LinkedIn, National Grid Chief Executive, John Pettigrew, highlighted how demand for electricity from commercial data centres will increase six-fold, within just ten years. Double The Demand On The Grid By 2050  Comparing today’s problem of grid network constraint to that of the 1950s, Mr Pettigrew identified the key challenges of … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : 600% Data-Centre Electricity Increase In a Decade →

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Trying to find and insert particular symbols or special characters into something like a Word document can often be awkward and time-consuming, but Windows provides a quick-access character map for these symbols and characters to streamline this process. Here’s how to find it and use it: > Search for Character Map in the Start menu … Continue reading Tech Tip – How To Quickly Access Symbols and Special Characters →

The US investment regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has dished out penalties totalling $400,000 to two investment companies who made misleading claims about how they used AI, a practice dubbed ‘AI Washing’. What Is AI Washing?  The term ‘AI washing’ (as used by the investment regulator in this case) refers to the practice of … Continue reading Featured Article : ‘AI Washing’ – Crackdown →

In this tech insight, we look at what customer journey mapping is, its benefits, the challenges of using it, and also we look at some of the popular customer journey mapping software solutions available. What Is Customer Journey Mapping? Customer journey mapping refers to a strategic process (that’s used by marketers) to visualise and understand … Continue reading Tech Insight : What Is Customer Journey Mapping Software? →

It’s been reported that Glassdoor (the website that allows current employees to anonymously review their employer) posted users’ real names to their profiles without their consent. What Is Glassdoor?  By allowing users to register anonymously, Glassdoor is a website that allows current and former employees to anonymously review their companies and management. Founded in 2007 … Continue reading Tech News : Glassdoor Site Shows Real Users’ Names →

A new study published in The Lancet shows how an AI tool called Foresight (which fully analyses patient health records and makes digital twins of patients) could be used to predict the future of your health. What Is Foresight? The Foresight tool is described by the researchers as a “generative transformer in temporal modelling of patient … Continue reading Tech News : Your AI Twin Might Save Your Life →

US researchers have reported discovering a hardware chip vulnerability inside Apple M1, M2, and M3 silicon chips. The unpatchable ‘GoFetch’ is a microarchitecture vulnerability and side-channel attack that reportedly affects all kinds of encryption algorithms, even the 2,048-bit keys that are hardened to protect against attacks from quantum computers. This serious vulnerability renders the security effects of constant-time programming (a … Continue reading An Apple Byte : Serious Apple Chip Vulnerability Discovered →

Microsoft is making a security-focused policy change that will see RSA keys with lengths shorter than 2048 bits deprecated. RSA keys are algorithms used for secure data encryption and decryption in digital communications, i.e. to encrypt data for secure communications over an enterprise network. However, with RSA encryption keys becoming vulnerable to advancing cryptographic techniques … Continue reading Security Stop Press : Microsoft’s RSA Key Policy Change →

French data centre company, Data4, says its new project will create a world-first way of reusing data centre heat and captured CO2 to grow algae which can then be used to power other data centres and create bioproducts. Why?  The R&D project, involving Data4 working with the University of Paris-Saclay, is an attempt to tackle … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : World’s First Bio-Circular Data Centre →