AI Key Added To Microsoft Keyboards
In the first change to Microsoft keyboards in 30 years, an AI key is to be added to Microsoft Windows 11 PC keyboards from February. Copilot Key In a move that Microsoft says will make “2024 the year of the AI PC” and to mark a “shift toward a more personal and intelligent computing future where AI will…
Read MoreUK ‘Passportless’ eGates
A recent Times report highlighted how Phil Douglas, director-general of the UK Border Force, aims to replace the UK’s physical passport-based entry system with an upgraded, frictionless, facial recognition-based e-Gates system. Current eGates System The current eGates system that most UK travellers have experienced involves the use of facial recognition alongside a passport and automated…
Read MoreApple Pays After Throttling iPhones Settlement
Following a US case dating back to 2017 which led to Apple admitting that it has deliberately slowed down some older models of iPhones (throttling), a settlement for compensation payments to affected iPhone owners has been reached. Continue reading … …Free MSP Standard Access Required Thank you for reading MSP Marketplace Create your FREE account…
Read MoreMap Shows UK Areas Under Water By 2050
An online map from non-profit climate science organisation ‘Climate Central’ shows which areas of the UK could be underwater due to climate change by 2050. Sea Level Rise As highlighted in a 2021 report by Benjamin H Strauss et al, if a high emissions scenario raised global temperatures by 4 ∘C warming, this could produce…
Read MoreNY Times Sues OpenAI And Microsoft Over Alleged Copyright
It’s been reported that The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that they used millions of its articles without permission to help train chatbots. The First It’s understood that the New York Times (NYT) is the first major US media organisation to sue ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI, plus tech giant Microsoft (which is…
Read MoreWhat Does Incognito Mode Actually Do?
Following news that Google may need to pay $5 billion over tracking millions of people who thought they were browsing privately through incognito mode, we look at what incognito mode actually does. Incognito Mode Different browsers have different names for ‘private browsing mode’ including ‘InPrivate browsing’ (Edge), ‘Private’ for Firefox (Mozilla) and Safari, and ‘Incognito’…
Read MoreDriverless Cars On UK Roads By 2026?
UK Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, said in a recent radio interview that driverless cars could be on some UK roads by the end of 2026. 2026 Following the November announcement of the new Automated Vehicles (AV) Bill, in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Mr Harper said: “Probably by as early as 2026 people…
Read MoreAmazon Prime Video : Pay To Remove Ads
Amazon has announced that from 5 February 2024, its Amazon Prime Video customers in the UK and Germany will see “limited” ads unless they pay £2.99 per month to remove them. Why? Amazon says that in view of the fact it won’t be making changes in 2024 to the current price of Prime membership, and…
Read MoreApple Watches Back On Sale After Ban
The latest version of the Apple Watch has gone back on sale in the US after being removed from sale by the US Government from 26 December 2023. Continue reading … …Free MSP Standard Access Required Thank you for reading MSP Marketplace Create your FREE account or login to continue reading Login Username or E-mail…
Read MoreAustria’s Tech Gadget Repair Scheme
Austria’s Repair Bonus voucher scheme sees the government pay citizens up to €200 (£173) towards getting old electrical appliances, devices and tech gadgets fixed. Why? The Austrian government scheme, financed through the Covid Recovery Fund, is designed to motivate people to repair rather than throw away old electrical appliances (and add to a growing pile…
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