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First Stop IT - An IT department for the cost of 1 employee

Joined July 2011
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How AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial life #AI #ET #ExtraterrestrialLife #SETI #ArtificialIntelligence #Aliens bbc.co.uk/news/business-6834…

How AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial life

Artificial intelligence software is being used to look for signs of alien lifeforms.

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AI chip firm Nvidia valued at $2tn #AI #Nvidia #ArtificialIntelligence bbc.co.uk/news/business-6838…

AI chip firm Nvidia valued at $2tn

Booming business at Nvidia sees investors bet the AI revolution will live up to its "hype".

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Google denies Gmail is shutting down after viral hoax #Google #Gmail #hoax #Misinformation #Twitter #X bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68…

Google denies Gmail is shutting down after viral hoax

The tech giant says its email service is 'here to stay' after a hoax picked up 7m views on social media.

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Ransomware attack hits dozens of Romanian hospitals #Ransomware #Romania #Hospitals #CyberCriminals #CyberCrime #CyberSecurity bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68…

Ransomware attack hits dozens of Romanian hospitals

Over 100 facilities have been affected with some doctors resorting to pen and paper.

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Lockbit: UK leads disruption of major cyber-criminal gang #Lockbit #UK #CyberCriminal #Cybercriminals #NCA #Ransomeware bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68…

Lockbit: UK leads disruption of major cyber-criminal gang

LockBit is a criminal gang that uses its software to steal sensitive data until a ransom is paid.

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Don't dry your iPhone in a bag of rice, says Apple #Apple #iPhone #Rice #MobilePhones #WaterDanage bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68…

Don't dry your iPhone in a bag of rice, says Apple

The popular remedy risks "small particles" entering the phone and causing damage, new advice says.

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Google's Duet AI for businesses is now called Gemini too #Google #Duet #AI #Gemini #Workspace #Bard #AIChat engadget.com/googles-duet-ai…

Google's Duet AI for businesses is now called Gemini too - Engadget

Google revealed that its Duet AI for enterprises has been rebranded to Gemini.

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Fitbit denies Charge 5 update made devices unusable #Fitbit #Charge5 #Update #Wearables #FitnessTracker #Google bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68…

Fitbit denies Charge 5 update made devices unusable

More than 100 users say new software is causing Fitbits to malfunction or stop working altogether.

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Snap to lay off 'approximately' 10% of its staff #Snap #SocialMedia #Technology #Meta #Redundancies bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68…

Snap to lay off 'approximately' 10% of its staff

The firm said in 2023 it had 5,000 employees, suggesting around 500 people are facing redundancy.

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Microsoft says AI is getting deployed 'at scale' #Microsoft #AI #OpenAI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #CoPilot bbc.co.uk/news/business-6814…

Microsoft says AI is getting deployed 'at scale'

The tech giant's AI success has caused shares to surge, after its market value passed $3tn.

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Microsoft Edge ignores user wishes, slurps tabs from Chrome without permission #Microsoft #MicrosoftEdge #Tabs #Chrome #WebBrowser theregister.com/2024/01/30/m…

Edge appears to import Chrome tabs without user permission

What goes together better than Redmond and respecting people's preferences? Everything, really

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Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike #RingDoorbell #Ring #PriceHike #Amazon #ProtectBasicPlan #Doorbell bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68…
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Why weather in games is getting more realistic #Weather #Games #XBOX #PS5 #Steam #GTA6 #ForzaMotorsport bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-6715…

Why weather in games is getting more realistic

Dynamic weather is a rumoured feature in GTA 6. But what is it, and what does it mean for players?

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23andMe hackers accessed ancestry information on millions of customers using a feature that matches relatives #23andMe #Hackers #Ancestry #CyberAttack #CyberCriminals engadget.com/23andme-hackers…

23andMe hackers accessed ancestry information on millions of customers using a feature that matches...

Biotech company 23andMe first disclosed a data breach affecting a portion of its customers back in October. The information was obtained in a credential stuffing attack. An SEC filing now reveals...

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Booking.com users angry at firm's response to hacks Booking.com users angry at firm's response to hacks bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67…
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Google admits AI viral video was edited to look better #Google #AI #ViralVideo #Edited #OpenAI #ArtificialIntelligence #Gemini bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67…

Google admits AI viral video was edited to look better

Instead of the AI responding to voice and video, it was fed text prompts and still images.

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Russia hacking: 'FSB in years-long cyber attacks on UK', says government #Russia #Hacking #FSB #CyberAttack #FancyBear bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…

Russia hacking: 'FSB in years-long cyber attacks on UK', says government

The FSB state security service is accused of hacking and releasing sensitive documents.

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Amazon boosts its satellite internet network with the help of space lasers #Amazon #Satellite #Internet #Lasers #Broadband #Kuiper engadget.com/amazon-boosts-i…

Amazon boosts its satellite internet network with the help of space lasers - Engadget

Project Kuiper plans to create a mesh network of high-speed laser cross-links.

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Microsoft announces AI key on Windows 11 PCs #Microsoft #AI #Windows11 #PC #Copilot #OpenAI #Microsoft365 bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67…

Microsoft announces AI key on Windows 11 PCs

The new keyboard will introduce a Copilot key which accesses AI capabilities on Windows 11.

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DPD error caused chatbot to swear at customer #DPD #Error #Chatbot #Swearing #AI #ArtificialIntelligence bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68…

DPD error caused chatbot to swear at customer

The parcel delivery firm says the mistake was a result of a system update, which has been disabled.

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