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On June 8th, 1978, a technological milestone was born, significantly shaping the future of computing because this was the day that marked the introduction of the Intel 8086, Intel’s inaugural 16-bit microprocessor. In the world of computing and microprocessors, the term “bit” signifies the basic units of data a processor can process simultaneously. Transitioning from…
New AI That Generates 3-D Models From Text
The Shap-E AI system from OpenAI (creators of ChatGPT) and available for open-source download, can create 3D models from text. What Is It? According to the Cornell University researchers behind the system, Shap-E is “a conditional generative model for 3D assets” which, unlike other 3D generative models “generates the parameters of implicit functions that can be rendered as…
Want A .Dad Domain For Father’s Day?
Here we look at most of the modern top-level domains and their uses, along with the advantages and disadvantages of choosing a newer, lesser known, or more specific TLD for your website domain name. What Are Top Level Domains? Top-Level Domains (TLDs) are the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System (DNS) structure of…
ChatGPT Banned At Apple
Apple has reportedly banned the internal use of ChatGPT and other chatbots plus AI writers like Bard, Copilot and GitHub to prevent the sharing of sensitive company information. Internal Document Seen The ban came to light following a report by the The Wall Street Journal, which said it had seen internal documents informing Apple employees of…
AI Contributes To 55,000 BT Jobs Cuts
BT has announced that the completion of its fibre roll-out, 5G rollout, adapting to new technologies like AI, plus general cost cutting are key reasons why it will be axing up to 55,000 jobs, primarily in the UK, by the end of the decade. 40 Per Cent Of The Workforce The massive 40 per cent…
Getting Off The Ground Isn’t Always Easy!
Chuck Yeager (famous for being the first to break the sound barrier) mentioned in his excellent autobiography that whilst he was training Neil Amstrong in high-altitude flying, he found him a little a bit cocky. In fairness, Neil did have a training crash at one point and was lucky to survive – these were very…
The Law of Pragnanz for MSPs
The Law of Prägnanz originates from the field of Gestalt psychology, which began in early 20th-century Germany. Prägnanz, a term borrowed from German, directly translates to “pithiness”. Various eminent German psychologists proposed this law as part of a series of principles to explain human perception. It became a fundamental tenet of Gestalt psychology, influencing fields…
Twitter Encryption : More Musk Makeovers
Twitter has recently added a new encrypted messaging service to its repertoire, offering end-to-end encryption for all direct messages sent across its network. This privacy enhancement ensures that only the sender and receiver can view the content of their conversation, emphasising a renewed commitment to user confidentiality. Interestingly, Elon Musk, Twitter’s CEO, has affirmed that…
Leveraging The ‘Endowment Effect’ For MSPs
The endowment effect, a concept rooted in behavioural economics and coined by the eminent Richard Thaler, is the theory that people tend to assign more value to things simply because they own them. If you remember Gollum from Lord of the Rings and how he ended up being infatuated by the ring, you’ll know what…
Let There Be Light
On May 16th, 1960, a new kind of light existed that nobody had ever seen before. This kind of light has unique properties and doesn’t exist in nature and as far as we know, it had never existed anywhere in the universe since it began, 13.8 billion years ago. Theodore Maiman had successfully fired the…
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