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Evidence from a new UK based report claims that women in technology are offered less money than their male counterparts at every level, making the gender pay gap multiply as they advance in their chosen industry. The study, conducted by Hired Inc. took into account more than 10,000 employment... Read more
Software Issues Plague Government Agencies
News November 7, 2016
There’s no arguing the fact that government offices at every level are strapped with very limited budgets, which often results in a reliance on vastly outdated software and hardware. When one agency finally comes up with the funding to invest in a new administrative software, it doesn’t mean the... Read more
For what seems like a long time now, Microsoft have been assuring its users that smaller updates for its flagship Windows 10 operating system were on their way. Now it seems they might just about to make good on that promise. The Redmond, Washington based tech giant has begun... Read more
Facebook Ad Blocker Blocking Sees Ad Revenue Jump 18%
NewsSocial Media November 4, 2016
Facebook has seen its desktop ad revenue grow by 18% compared to this time last year, and has said that bypassing ad blockers is the root reason for the increase in profits. “On ad blocking, in terms of the impact I would just point out that this quarter we... Read more
According to data released by StatCounter for October, mobile devices were used more often for web browsing than traditional desktop machines. The figures show that combined mobile and tablet devices accounted for 51.3 percent of worldwide web use compared to 48.7 percent via desktop. OK, so there’s only a... Read more
The End Of The Vine…
NewsSocial MediaVideo November 2, 2016
Well that’s that then, it’s official, Twitter is Vinally ending its popular video looping app, Vine. It was the Vinest of time, it was the worst of times… Vine, which Twitter, the social media company bought for a guesstimated $30 million in 2012 that plays 6 second loops in... Read more
Google Alerts Public To Zero-Day Vulnerability
News November 1, 2016
No one ever wants to hear bad news, but Google has made a company policy out of it. At least that’s the explanation it has offered as to why the company releases bad news to the public, even when it isn’t their bad news to share. Backing up, Google... Read more
VW Issues Software Update, Faces Billions In Fees
News November 1, 2016
The great Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal has slowly moved towards its resolution, leaving 11 million customers around the world wondering how their car purchase will come back to haunt them. While the courts sort out the fees–an amount that has already reached nearly $15 billion in restitution in... Read more
It’s that time of the year again when Microsoft host their October media event and try and get the tech world excited about what Windows 10 users can expect from the Redmond based tech giant. And would you believe it, but this year’s updates seem to have gotten the... Read more
Ransomware Attacks And Our Vehicles
News October 31, 2016
A rash of ransomware attacks have left US hospitals and medical centers reeling from the aftereffects of having their networks locked and their patient information hanging in the balance. Part of the reason the facilities have suffered from data breach threats is because–quite frankly–they work. When hospitals are left... Read more
AI ‘Nightmare Machine’ Creates Scary Images For Halloween
News October 28, 2016
The debate surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and whether its impact on mankind will have a positive or negative effect on mankind has been going on since before the 1960s. But the programmers behind the Deep-Learning AI ‘Nightmare Machine’ may not have done the ‘AI is a force for good’... Read more
Blood Donors’ Compromised In Red Cross Breach
News October 28, 2016
With worldwide shortages of donated blood staying in a constant state of “crisis” level, the last thing the medical community needed was another reason for people to fear rolling up their sleeves. Over the years, false stories of becoming infected while donating or suffering some form of medical emergency... Read more
Software Error Responsible For Mars Lander Crash (Probably)
News October 27, 2016
Scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA) are now thinking that the cause of last week’s Schiaparelli lander crash and destruction, was more than likely down to a computer glitch than some form of catastrophic mechanical failure. Anyone in any doubt of the fate of the ExoMars lander only... Read more
Did you update your phone to iOS 10, only to discover that your Instagram pictures were now zebra-stripped? Or that your Amazon Echo app no longer liked you? You’re not alone. A number of iPhone users have reported that some of their favorite apps had to be uninstalled and... Read more
Russian Linked With LinkedIn Hack Named
NewsSocial Media October 26, 2016
29-year-old man’s arrest linked to 2012 professional social network security breach that saw over 150,000,000 user’s details being stolen. A Russian man has been charged with hacking and stealing information from computers at LinkedIn and other San Francisco Bay Area companies The US attorney’s office in San Francisco has announced that... Read more
Consumers To Blame In DDoS Attack
News October 26, 2016
Blame is an ugly word, but sometimes the truth hurts. At least, that’s where the news and investigation into last week’s large-scale DDoS attack have been taking us. While the full blame for the attack rests squarely on the shoulders of the perpetrators, there’s another group who carries some... Read more
USA Hands Out New Toddler Screen Time Advice
News October 25, 2016
The American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) has announced new screen time guidelines for children under three years old While previously the AAP had advised no screen time for at all for children under the age of 2, the advice has now changed. The AAP which first issued that recommendation back... Read more
Banks Stock Up On Bitcoin For Cyber Ransoms
News October 24, 2016
Banking experts are claiming that several high-profile banks have decided it’s cheaper to pay hackers in bitcoin than deal with damaging and embarrassing cyber attacks. According to cybersecurity company Malwarebytes, the City of London is a literal ground zero for ransomware attacks compared to the rest of Europe. The... Read more