News & resources

News & resources

Helpful updates and discussion to keep you informed of what’s current in the IT sector.

Due to the fast pace of the digital sector it pays to keep up to date with the latest news. Here we provide updates on any issues that might affect your business IT, plus share any developments happening within our company.

Tech News : Securing IPv4 Addresses For Loans

Tech News : Securing IPv4 Addresses For Loans

IPv4.Global, the world’s largest marketplace for IPv4 addresses, has launched a loan programme that allows businesses to use their IPv4 addresses as collateral.

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Tech News : Alexa Voice Recordings Being Sent To Amazon

Tech News : Alexa Voice Recordings Being Sent To Amazon

From March 28, a change to a long-standing Amazon Echo privacy feature will mean that every Alexa request will be transmitted to Amazon’s cloud by default, rather than being processed locally on th

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Company Check - HP's Deliberate 15-Minute Call-Wait Outcry

Company Check - HP's Deliberate 15-Minute Call-Wait Outcry

HP has come under scrutiny for implementing a policy that enforced a minimum 15-minute wait time for customers seeking telephone support for consumer PCs and printers.

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Security Stop-Press: 94% of Wi-Fi Networks Exposed to Deauthentication Attacks

Security Stop-Press: 94% of Wi-Fi Networks Exposed to Deauthentication Attacks

A new Nozomi Networks report has found that 94 per cent of Wi-Fi networks lack proper protection against deauthentication attacks, leaving them vulnerable to disruption and infiltration.

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Sustainability-In-Tech : Is Geothermal Energy The Future For Data Centres?

Sustainability-In-Tech : Is Geothermal Energy The Future For Data Centres?

A new report from the Rhodium Group claims that advanced geothermal energy could power nearly all new data centres by 2030.

A Stable, Renewable Solution

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Video Update : Using ChatGPT's New 'Temporary' Feature

Video Update : Using ChatGPT's New 'Temporary' Feature

In contrast to the ChatGPT 'memory' feature (that we outlined last week), this week's Tech Talk suggests some ways to use their new 'Temporary' feature, in case you want to sandbox your conversatio

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Tech Tip - Using Images and Audio in ChatGPT WhatsApp Chats

Tech Tip - Using Images and Audio in ChatGPT WhatsApp Chats

When chatting with ChatGPT on WhatsApp, you can now send images and voice messages, allowing the AI to analyse photos and respond to spoken queries.

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Featured Article : Banks to Pay Millions After IT Failures Leave Customers Stranded

Featured Article : Banks to Pay Millions After IT Failures Leave Customers Stranded

UK banking customers who have faced repeated IT failures are set to receive millions in compensation, following a damning Treasury Committee investigation into the scale and impact of these outages

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Tech Insight : (Unbelievable) AI Advances For Businesses

Tech Insight : (Unbelievable) AI Advances For Businesses

In this Tech Insight, we look at the latest AI developments, including AI agents creating their own language, Opera’s new AI-powered browsing assistant, and a growing debate over the risks of an in

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Tech News : "OpenAI To Charge $20,000 a Month for PhD-Level AI Agents"

Tech News : "OpenAI To Charge $20,000 a Month for PhD-Level AI Agents"

According to a report by The Information, OpenAI is gearing up to introduce a new wave of specialised ‘AI agents’, with some of its most advanced offerings set to cost as much as $20,000 per month.

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