Posts Tagged ‘UK’
Nominet To Walk Away From Own Charitable Trust
Questions about Nominet Trust’s direction and accountability have led to Nominet announcing that it is withdrawing from its own charitable foundation that it set up over a decade ago. What Is Nominet Trust? Nominet Trust is the charitable foundation that was set up by Nominet, the UK’s domain-name registry, as a way of dealing with…
Read MoreAmazon’s ‘No Checkout’ Grocery Store Opens
Amazon has opened a revolutionary checkout-free, bricks-and-mortar grocery store called ‘Amazon Go’ in Seattle, after more than a year of testing. How Can It Have No Checkouts? The Amazon Go store uses infra-red ceiling-mounted cameras and electronic sensors to track what shoppers remove from the shelves (which have weight sensors), and what they put back.…
Read MoreWhatsApp For Business Launches in UK
The new business-focused version of WhatsApp for Android is now available for download in the UK. Small Business Needs The new WhatsApp Business can be downloaded for free at Google Play, and is specifically aimed at the needs of small businesses, which account for 99.3% of all private sector businesses in the UK (FSB). Facebook-owned…
Read MoreCloud Contracts One Third Of Outsourcing
Information Services Group (ISG) figures show that in 2016, traditional outsourcing contracts were replaced by cloud-based services to the point where spending on cloud based contracts increased by 33% compared to 2015. Fall and Rise The ISG figures show that at the same time, cloud-based spending rose by such a huge amount, spending on traditional…
Read MoreFacebook Kills The Admiral’s Plan
A request by insurance company Admiral to trial a scheme whereby the contents of the Facebook profiles of young drivers would be used in order to judge their safety as drivers (and thereby influence their insurance premiums) has been given the thumbs down by Facebook. Judged on Posts and Likes. Admiral’s idea for the trial…
Read MoreRobot Passenger Planes Now Taking Off
BAE Systems has announced that it will be carrying out 17 trial flights in UK airspace of an aircraft that has been specially converted to enable it to fly autonomously. From Lancashire to Inverness. The test flights will be made using a modified Jetstream 31 aircraft. The flights are scheduled to take place between BAE’s…
Read MoreYou Guessed It. (Er, Your Credit Card Number)
Researchers from the University of Newcastle have developed a credit card querying system that has exposed loopholes in online payment systems. The system could allow cyber thieves using a similar method to successfully ‘guess’ your credit card number. What Kind of System? One of the main goals of cyber thieves is of course to obtain…
Read MoreBeware The Car-Key Jammers
Police have issued a warning that some recent thefts from vehicles which have taken place in 3 Berkshire service stations have involved the use of radio jammers. Remote Technology Used. Thames Valley Police have said that thefts of items from vehicles at the Chieveley, Reading and Membury services on the M4 have involved the use…
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