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Free Translation Via Firefox – Even Offline
The new, free Firefox Translations browser extension translates websites in the browser without using the cloud, using machine learning.
Client-Side Translations
Firefox Translations provides automated translation of web content…

What Is ‘Agile’ Working?
In this article, we take a brief look at what agile working is, plus how technology contributes to it.
Agile
Agile working refers to the idea of connecting processes, people, technology, time, and place to create a dynamic…

There’s Gold In Them Thar Phones
The Royal Mint has signed an agreement with Canadian start-up Excir to recover gold and other precious metals from old smartphone and laptop circuit boards.
Precious Waste Mountain
A recent assessment by the waste electrical and electronic…

Loss of a Legend : Sir Clive Sinclair
The inventor, innovator, EV pioneer (with the C5), electronics and tech businessman Sir Clive Sinclair died recently, aged 81.
Circuit Design
Born in Richmond, Surrey in 1940, and knighted in 1983 for his contributions to the UK’s computer…

Half of Adults Unaware of Medical Records Sharing Scheme
A survey by consumer watchdog Which? has revealed that almost half of adults in England are unaware of plans for their medical records to be shared with a new NHS database.
What Data Sharing?
Back in May, NHS Digital launched its plan…

Children Called “Alexa” Getting Bullied
It has been reported that children called ‘Alexa’ are being bullied because they share the same name as Amazon’s digital assistant and consequently, some parents are now calling for a digital name change.
Alexa
There are an estimated…

Featured Article – Who Was John McAfee?
After John McAfee was found dead in a Barcelona prison cell last week, we take a brief look at the colourful life of this complicated, maverick software entrepreneur.
McAfee Antivirus
The products that made John McAfee a household name…

£50 Note Featuring ‘Father of Computer Science’ Enters Circulation
The new £50 note featuring the face of mathematician and ‘father of computer science’ (and Bletchley Park code-breaker) Alan Turing has entered circulation.
Turing’s Birthday
The note, which was announced in July 2019 and finally…

UK Nuclear Plant Funded By Amazon Cash
General Fusion, a Canadian company with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as one of its backers is building a Nuclear Fusion power demonstration plant at Culham in Oxfordshire.
Fusion
Whereas current nuclear power plants split atoms in a process…

Why Food Delivery App Orders Can Cost Up To 44 Percent More
An investigation by consumer champion ‘Which?’ has revealed that food ordered via delivery apps such as Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats can be considerably more expensive than dealing directly with the food outlet.
Food Delivery Apps
Seven…

Hybrid Working Could See Half of UK Businesses Cut Office Space
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey has found that half of UK businesses expect to reduce the size of their office space, and one-third expect to reduce it by 30 percent.
Reduce Size of Real Estate Portfolio
The Occupier Survey…

What Is Greenwashing Technology?
In this article, we look at what ‘greenwashing’ is, how and why it is being used, and what is being done to stop it.
What Is Greenwashing?
Greenwashing, a term coined by Jay Westerveld in 1986, refers to how some companies mislead…

Notable Notes About … The New £50 Note
Bletchley Park code-breaking hero and wronged computer pioneer Alan Turing is to feature on the UK £50 note from 23rd June.
Alan Turing
Despite breaking WWII Nazi Germany’s Enigma machine code, allowing enemy messages to be read and…

Getting The Most From Spotify
If you like the streaming music platform Spotify and sound quality is really important to you, here are some ideas and tips for how to get the best listening experience.
Disclaimer
Firstly, the disclaimer. This article in no way…

UK’s First Till-less ‘Walk Out’ Shop
Amazon has opened its first ‘no-till, just walk out’ grocery store in London where customers are automatically billed on exiting the store.
Frictionless
The new Amazon Fresh store offers a “frictionless” experience to shoppers…

Contactless Payment Limit Could Be Raised to £100
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked the UK Treasury to consider increasing the maximum contactless payment to £100.
Changing Payment Behaviour
The move away from handling cash due to its potential infection-passing risk,…

Musk Offers $100 Million To Best Carbon Capture Inventor
Billionaire Tesla founder and SpaceX boss, Elon Musk, has pledged to give a $100 (£73 million) prize to whomever comes up with the best technology to remove carbon dioxide (which are generated from fossil fuels) from the air.
Jan 21st Tweet
In…

2020’s Big Tech Story Round-Up
As 2020 draws to a close, here is look back of some of the biggest tech stories and issues in the year that was dominated by the effects of a global pandemic.
Disastrous
The shocking death toll and infection rates, the lockdowns, hardship,…

Sanctions Hurt Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.’s 9.9 per cent revenue increase in its figures for the first three quarters of 2020 shows a significant slowing in growth compared to the 24.4 per cent increase for the corresponding period of 2019.
Impact
Financial…

Free Delivery of Amazon Groceries
Amazon is now taking on the supermarkets and Ocado in the UK with free grocery deliveries from its Amazon Fresh service.
Amazon Fresh
The Amazon Fresh grocery service enables Amazon Prime customers, firstly in London and parts of the…

1,000% More Gold In E-Waste Than Gold-Ore
With 50 million tonnes of electronic waste produced each year and enterprises having policies in place for its disposal, there is still the problem in many countries of too much of it ending up in landfill or being informally disposed of.
What…

Virtual Restart For Housing Market
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, recently announced a virtual restart for the housing market. Furthermore, technology such as virtual viewings looks set to play an important part.
Hard…

How To Securely Dispose of Old Phones, PC’s and Laptops
When our PCs, laptops, phones, and other devices need to be replaced, disposing of them in a way that does not pose a data security risk is especially important. Here are some tips on how to dispose of devices securely.
Backup
Before…

Amazon Can Own Deliveroo Because of Pandemic
After the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) worries last May, the CMA has now announced that Amazon can invest in food distribution company Deliveroo.
Last May
Last May, Amazon was a leading investor in a funding round of $575…

Coronavirus Outbreak: Remote Working
With the number of countries and cities on lockdown
increasing daily more and more organisations are looking to remote working
solutions to keep working during the current pandemic.
The nature of many tech industry jobs means that
working…

‘Runet’ Test – Russia Unplugs Itself From The Internet
A little later than its original planned date of April 1st 2019, a recent test-run has seen Russia successfully ‘unplug’ itself from the Internet and prove that it can create its own state-controlled Intranet.
Successfully Creating The…

Record Levels Of Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The Global Carbon Project reports that carbon dioxide emissions, which are linked to climate change, extreme weather events and rising oceans haven reached record-breaking high levels this year.
Emissions High But Rate of Growth Slowing
New…

Some Of The Tech ‘Promises’ Made By The Main Political Parties
With the UK’s General Election due to take place on 12 December, many issues have been covered in the media. One key area of interest for businesses is technology, and for those of you who may not have time to plough through the manifestos…

BBC to Launch Own ‘Beeb’ Digital Voice Assistant Next Year
The BBC has announced that it will be launching its own digital voice assistant ‘Beeb’ next year to work on all smart speakers, TVs, and mobile devices.
Accents
The new digital (AI) voice assistant, which is being developed by an…

No Leather, Jeans, Hard Surfaces, Other Credit Cards or Magnets – Warning for Apple Card
Just as the new ‘Apple Card’ is launched in the US, Apple has listed several surfaces and materials that could damage and discolour the coated titanium card – including denim and leather.
Apple Card
The newly launched (in the US)…

Apple Launches ‘Apple Card’
Apple has launched its ‘Apple Card’ in the US in partnership with Goldman Sachs and with processing by Mastercard.
Card
The Apple Card can now be applied for by customers in the US through the Wallet app on iPhone (iPhone 6 and…

Codebreaker, Scientist and Mathematician Alan Turing To Feature on £50 Note
Alan Turing, head of the Enigma code-breaking team at Bletchley Park in World War, mathematician and father of computer science who was driven to suicide over the treatment of his sexuality is finally being honoured by the featuring his image…