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Phone Parts From Fishing Nets

Sustainability : Phone Parts From Fishing Nets

Samsung’s new Galaxy smartphone range makes use of repurposed discarded nylon fishing nets which have been used to create a material from which to manufacture the brackets which hold the volume and power keys in place. Combining Sustainability And Innovation As part of the Samsung Electronics ‘Galaxy for the Planet’ vision, the company says that it […]

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Tech News : ‘Adult’ Websites Will Be Legally Required To Verify Age

Under the the draft Online Safety Bill legislation, adult websites (i.e. pornographic) site operators will be legally required to verify the age of website visitors or face tough penalties. Online Safety Bill For those who run commercial porn sites, the bill, which expected to be introduced to parliament in the next few months, looks likely

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Tech Insight : How Microsoft Will Block Macros To Stop Malware

Microsoft recently announced that it will be blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default as a way to stop the spread of malware. Since these macros are important automation tools for Microsoft Office apps, how is this going to work? What Are Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Macros? Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

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Tech News : £23 Million For AI And Data Science Scholarships

The UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced funding of up to £23 million for AI and data conversion courses in England. Help Underrepresented Groups To Join World-Leading Industry The government says that the funding will create (postgraduate) conversion courses that could help underrepresented groups get tech jobs, even if they

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Sustainability : HP Buys Zero-Plastic Bottle Maker

Sustainability : HP Buys Zero-Plastic Bottle Maker

Computer hardware company HP has announced that it has acquired ‘CHOOSE Packaging’, a packaging development company and inventor of the only commercially available zero-plastic paper bottle in the world. Paper-Based Bottles Edinburgh-based CHOOSE Packaging’s paper-based bottles are made with naturally occurring, non-toxic materials and are an alternative to single-use PET packaging plastic bottles. The paper-based

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Tech News : European Oil Facilities Targeted By Cyber Attacks

In a worrying trend, oil facilities in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have all recently been targeted by cyber-attacks. Germany The attack on German oil, vehicle fuel and petroleum products company Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG happened just over a week ago. Some reports have suggested that the company’s systems were hit by ransomware,

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