Flexible Working Drives Financial Gains

Following a recent University of Melbourne report revealing that companies offering strong flexible work options (such as remote working) experience enhanced market value, this article explores the factors driving these gains, examines supporting studies, and considers opposing views from firms that favour in-office mandates.  Why The Shift To Flexible?  The shift to flexible work options…

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ChatGPT Search Launched, Challenging Google

In this insight, we look at how OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Search aims to redefine online search by challenging Google’s dominance, with both tech giants racing to enhance user experiences through innovative AI features.  ChatGPT Search Launched  The search landscape has long been dominated by Google. However, with the October 2024 launch of ChatGPT Search, OpenAI…

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Google Fined All The Money In The World!

A Russian court has fined Google over two undecillion rubles (a 36-digit figure, i.e. a sum that’s greater than the world’s total GDP) for removing Russia’s state media channels from YouTube.  Two Undecillion Rubles… And Growing!  As if being initially fined more money than there is in the world isn’t enough, Russian state-owned news agency…

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New Social Cross-Posting Abilities

Openvibe, the cross-posting app that unites various social networks in one feed, has announced support for Threads, Meta’s decentralised Twitter alternative, allowing users to post and interact seamlessly across multiple platforms, including Mastodon, Bluesky, and Nostr, all from a single app.  What is Openvibe?  Openvibe is an app based in Prague, Czech Republic, launched in…

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Apple’s First Carbon-Neutral Mac Mini (With M4 Chips)

Apple has unveiled its latest Mac mini as its first carbon-neutral computer, a compact desktop powered by M4 and M4 Pro chips, and a significant step towards sustainability.  The new Mac mini, with a 5×5-inch footprint, combines high performance with a small design. Powered by M4 and M4 Pro chips, it offers up to 1.8x…

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‘Green Software’ Extends Device Lifespans

In this article, we look at how ‘green software’ can be used to enable devices, such as phones, to run longer and can make them more carbon-efficient when in operation.  The Carbon Cost of the Upgrading Cycle  A significant environmental impact of mobile phones comes not from their daily usage but from their production. For…

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How New Data Laws Will Affect You

Here, we look at how the Data Use and Access Bill is poised to reshape how our personal data is handled in the UK and we also review the significant changes it will bring, with implications for the NHS and beyond.  What Is the Data Use and Access Bill?  Introduced as a cornerstone of the…

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What Is ‘Open Washing’ ?

With many tech giants now using ‘open’ as in ‘open source’ as a marketing term, we look at what the issues around this are, why it needs to be discouraged, and how this can be achieved. What is Open Source? To understand the question about ‘open washing’, it’s important to understand what real open source…

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Meta Hunting Celeb-Scams

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has revealed a new plan to combat the growing number of fake investment scheme celebrity scam ads by using facial recognition technology to weed them out.  What’s the Problem?  Fake ads featuring celebrities, known as “celeb-bait” scams by Meta, have become a plague on social media platforms in recent…

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‘Human-Like’ Desktop Navigation Capability

Anthropic has unveiled an upgraded AI assistant, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, that can understand and interact with any desktop application in a human-like way, perhaps marking a new era of cross-platform automation and efficiency for businesses.  Anthropic?  Anthropic is an AI safety and research company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including siblings Dario and…

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Trump Says Apple CEO Called with EU Concerns

Former US President Donald Trump has claimed that Apple CEO Tim Cook recently called him to voice…

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Electric Classic Cars

In this insight, we explore how UK startup RBW Electric Cars merges classic craftsmanship with electric technology…

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Prove You’re Human

Following OpenAI’s Sam Altman recently renaming his Worldcoin project simply ‘World,’ we take a look at World’s…

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Will WhatsApp Stay Free?

In this tech insight, we look at how WhatsApp currently makes money, explore potential reasons why it…

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ChatGPT Gets Windows App

OpenAI has announced that it is launching a test version of a dedicated Windows app for its…

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Manky Mobile Menace

With recent research showing that Smartphones harbour 10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat and that…

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New Features In Upcoming iOS 18.2 Update

Apple is set to release a new wave of AI-powered features in its upcoming iOS 18.2 update,…

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Wave Technology 5 X More Efficient

Swedish startup, CorPower, which has secured €32 million in funding, claims to have developed technology that’s five times more…

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Face-Recognition & Personal Data Concerns

Two Harvard students have developed a program which (when used with Meta’s smart glasses) can identify people…

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