Apple Launching UK Roadside Assistance (Via Satellite)

Apple is set to extend its satellite messaging service, introducing a Roadside Assistance feature in the UK through a partnership with Green Flag. This new service, launching with the iPhone 16, will enable drivers to get help in areas with poor or no cellular coverage, using satellite connectivity.   Continue reading … …Free MSP Standard Access…

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UK Startup Makes ‘Lab’ Leather

Cambridge-based startup ‘Pact’ has raised £9 million in (seed round) funding to expand its factory space and scale-up production of its “world-first” biomaterial – a skin made from collagen that’s a convincing alternative to leather.  Oval  Oval, developed by Pact, is a pioneering biomaterial made from natural collagen, designed to be a sustainable and scalable alternative to…

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Would You Be Filmed Working At Your Desk All Day?

Following a recent report in the Metro that BT is carrying out research into continuous authentication software, we look at some of the pros and cons and the issues around employees potentially being filmed all day at their desks … under the guise of cyber-security.  Why Use Continuous Authentication Technology?  Businesses use continuous authentication technology…

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The Rising Cost Of API & Bot Attacks

Following a recent report by cyber-security company Imperva about the rising costs to businesses of bot attacks and vulnerable APIs, we look at why it’s happening and what can be done.  Vulnerable APIs & Bot Attacks Costing Businesses $186 Billion  Imperva’s report was based on Marsh McLennan Cyber Risk Intelligence Centre’s study of data from…

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AI Drone Swarms … Military Tests Successful

Munich-based Quantum Systems (a Small Unmanned Aerial Systems – ‘sUAS’ – company), has announced a successful test of AI-powered ‘drone swarm’ technology which could advance the role drones play in warfare.  What Is A ‘Drone Swarm’?  In short, Drone swarm technology involves coordinating multiple drones to operate as a unified system and it can be…

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Human Right Abuses Linked To Lithium Batteries

New research compiled from AI-powered supply chain risk platform Infyos has revealed that 75 per cent of the lithium-ion battery supply chain may be linked to severe human rights abuses.  Human Rights Abuses – Forced (and Child) Labour  Infyos’s analysis, which drew on government datasets, NGO reports, news articles, social media, and proprietary data, has…

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New macOS Update Disrupts Popular Cybersecurity Tools

Following its recent release, Apple’s latest macOS update, dubbed Sequoia (macOS 15), has disrupted the functionality of several widely used cybersecurity tools, including those from CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and Microsoft.  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…

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3D Printed Glass Blocks For Constructing Buildings

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass.   Fits Together Like LEGO  MIT says the new multilayered glass bricks, each in the shape of a figure-of-eight, are designed to interlock, much like LEGO bricks.  3D Printed  One of the big advantages of…

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ChatGPT Now Offers Complex Reasoning

ChatGPT’s maker, OpenAI, has announced the introduction of its new OpenAI o1 large language model that can use “complex reasoning” to fact-check its own answers before giving them.  ChatGPT Plus and Teams Users Can Try It Now  The new o1 model is already available to ChatGPT Plus or Team users, and in OpenAI’s API. OpenAI…

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Personal Activities … On Work Laptops (Part 2)

In this second part article, where we review the issues around employees engaging in personal activities on company-issued devices, we look deeper into the legal and compliance implications and provide real-world case studies of security breaches. We also examine how businesses can protect themselves against these growing threats.  Last Week  In the previous article, with…

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