Online Safety Bill passes through Parliament – with more amendments
The much-scrutinised Online Safety Bill has finally ascended to the House of Lords after being passed through the Commons, albeit with yet more amendments. The bill dates back to the 2019 General Election – when it was put forward by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Disruption continues following Royal Mail cyber attack
Royal Mail is working to mitigate the impact after falling victim to a cyber attack thought to have links with Russia. Service was disrupted earlier this month when a cyber attack disrupted the computer systems Royal Mail uses to send parcels abroad. Though the...
‘Mindblowing’ chatbot lauded as one of the best yet
A brand new AI chatbot has been making headlines after impressing with its realistic responses to even rather advanced input. ChatGPT is the latest release from artificial intelligence firm OpenAI – the company behind the art generating tool DALL-E which generated a...
How to share your meeting availability in Outlook
Digital diaries should mean it’s wonderfully straightforward to organise a meeting at a time and date that suits all parties. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way in practice – often seeing a deluge of back-and-fore messages (or even polls) to find out a...
Four ways to keep your business cyber secure
It’s been a long time since effective cyber security was just a ‘nice-to-have’. Today it’s absolutely essential, as businesses need to ensure they’re keeping data safe and secure – not only to avoid bad press, but also the eye-watering fines for getting it wrong. If...
Top tech trends for 2023
Where will the tech world be this time next year? What big developments will emerge over the coming 12 months, and what impacts will they have on how we live and work? Of course, nobody can be sure of just what disruptive technology will capture the public’s...
Google’s most searched term in 2022 revealed
Search giant Google has rounded off the year with its annual chart rundown of the most searched-for words and phrases of the previous 12 months. The list is often an accurate reflection not just of world events but how people dealt with them or got their information....
Online Safety Bill back in parliament
The Online Safety Bill is back in the news after returning to parliament for debate, albeit with significant amendments from its previous iterations. The bill – which has been around in one form or another for four years – is aimed at reducing online harms for all web...
Sign language functionality coming to MS Teams
Microsoft has taken a major step in its bid to make Teams a ‘best-in-class experience’ for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, with the introduction of a new sign language feature. With ‘Sign language view’, Teams users can ensure a translator who is signing a call...
How to keep your Google Bookmarks tidy
Bookmarking websites or pages is a handy way of not just keeping them reachable at the touch of a button, but also to act as a handy reminder for anything you wish to read later on if you don’t have time straight away. However, over time your bookmarks can very easily...