Engineer claims Google chatbot ‘has become sentient’
Google has suspended one of its engineers after he claimed that a chatbot he’d been working on had crossed the threshold and become sentient.
Will the cookie crumble? Browser-level consent could be on the horizon
The days of websites asking you to enable cookies could be numbered, with new proposals to allow a single opt-in at browser level aiming to save time and energy of clicking ‘Allow’ or ‘Don’t Allow’ at every single website.
Outlook rules OK
If you’ve ever thought that it’d be handy if your email inbox automatically categorised certain emails, generated a specific notification, or dropped them into a designated folder, rules could provide just what you need.
RIP IE: Microsoft finally retires Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer, the browser that provided many people’s first foray into the world wide web, is officially no more.
Microsoft has officially retired IE, some 27 years after it was first released. Though many of these years saw IE take a near total market share, it has since fallen out of favour and the time has now come for Microsoft to withdraw support for its legacy system. Anyone trying to use IE now will either find it totally disabled, or be presented with a popup instructing them to download Edge instead.
5 ways to secure your home WiFi
It’s not just unsecured public networks that can leave you vulnerable to hackers – your home WiFi could also be at risk. Thankfully, there are five easy ways to better ensure you and your data are well protected.
The future of tech could be before your very eyes
Contact lenses could be the future of smart tech, enabling wearers to see a whole host of information come up in their direct sight.
Scleral lenses, which cover more of the white of the eye than traditional contact lenses, are being developed with tiny microLED displays, as well as smart sensors and solid-state batteries. The result is a lens that delivers information to the wearer before their eyes.
PSTN switch off – what does it mean for your business?
BT plans to switch off the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) in 2025, as it moves everyone from analogue connections to digital. The switch will be universal, with no legacy systems permitted – so what does this mean for your business?
Microsoft horses around with new search doodle
Microsoft inadvertently spooked users this month, when the appearance of a small graphic of a horse made countless users fear they had been hacked.
Microsoft, Google and Apple join forces to kill off passwords for good
Alphanumeric passwords have been seen as a poor security option for almost as long as they’ve been in widespread use. Furthermore, as technology has advanced, what started as a poor option has become legitimately dangerous.
Top 5 tips to get the most out of Teams
Zoom may have had its day in the sun during the pandemic, but MS Teams is now proving to be an enormously popular choice for business communications; its interoperability with the MS Office suite making it an ideal solution.
