Tech Support Group

25/08/2021

The high-speed evacuated-tube transportation company reveals its plans for passenger pods

13/07/2021

Indigenous people living in the Peruvian were equipped by conservation groups with satellite data and smartphones.

Smartphones and satellite data help indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon to limit deforestation.

08/07/2021

The prime minister's national security adviser is examining the purchase of the UK's largest computer chip plant by a Chinese-backed company.

Boris Johnson's national security adviser is examining the purchase of Newport Wafer Fab.

06/07/2021

There's doubt over the future of the NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app for England and Wales, as the government prepares to relax restrictions in England on 19 July.

Some businesses are complaining that the app for England and Wales is issuing too many alerts.

27/10/2020

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/study-shows-which-messengers-leak-your-data-drain-your-battery-and-more/

Study shows that Facebook and Instagram messaging can be abused by sending links, JavaScript code can be run and open users up to attacks.

Link previews provide convenience. They can also compromise privacy or security.

26/10/2020

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54612879

Electric goods should be able to be repaired so they can be reused and recycled.

The government is urged to label devices like phones, laptops and washing machines to cut waste.

15/10/2020

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54551342

Spotify pays artists between £0.002 and £0.0038 per stream, do you think this is fair?

A new inquiry will examine whether artists and songwriters are paid fairly by services like Spotify.

14/10/2020

https://theusefultech.com/blog/2020/10/14/iphone-12-headphones-charger/

12/10/2020

https://mashable.com/article/90s-web-design/?europe=true

Web design has come very far in the last 20 years!

Cool to see how far we've come!

Take a ride on the internet time machine.

09/10/2020

07/10/2020

https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/05/cisco_patent_bill_centripetal_networks/

06/10/2020

https://futurism.com/the-byte/uk-military-drone-double-barreled-shotgun