Featured Article : Microsoft’s $10 Billion Renewable Energy Deal Fuels AI & Cloud
Microsoft has agreed to back $10bn in renewable electricity projects by Brookfield Asset Management to help it meet clean-energy commitments and provide its data-centres with the extra energy requirements of cloud and AI. Global Framework Agreement The deal, which is a five-year agreement called the “global framework agreement” (“the agreement”) is a commitment by Microsoft, working in […]
Tech Insight : New UK Law To Eradicate Weak Passwords
Here we look at the new UK cybersecurity law that will ban device manufacturers from having weak, easily guessable default passwords, thereby providing extra protection against hacking and cyber-attacks. The Problem With 99 per cent of UK adults owning at least one smart device and UK households owning an average of nine connected devices, but […]
Tech News : Millions Defy WhatsApp Bans
In a recent BBC World Service interview, Head of WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, claimed that tens of millions of people in countries where WhatsApp has been banned continue to use it. Where Is WhatsApp Banned And Why? WhatsApp is banned Iran and North Korea, has been blocked at times in Syria, Senegal, and Guinea, and recently […]
Tech News : Apostrophes Dropped From Street Signs
North Yorkshire council has said it’s having to drop apostrophes from its street signs to avoid problems with its computer database! Must Meet BS7666 The reason given for North Yorkshire council for dropping the apostrophes (e.g. in its street name signs), is that including apostrophes can affect geographical databases and that when street names and addresses […]
