The new tax year starts on 6th April and with it comes changes to the tax rates and thresholds. Here is a quick round up of what this might mean for you. The new standard tax code will be 1185L giving a personal tax free allowance of £11,850 per year. That is £988 per month […]
The Network week in review: Feb 26 – Mar 2
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Microsoft reveals new AI and cloud-powered health initiatives
News 2 Mar, 2018 Clare Hopping The new tools will boost innovation in the healthcare sector, benefitting both patients and professionals
Microsoft still won’t hand over private email data to the US
News 1 Mar, 2018 Lee Bell Redmond stands its ground in a court case with the US government that has been going on since 2013
Google’s Hangouts Chat is now generally available through G Suite
News 1 Mar, 2018 Dale Walker The Slack-competitor boasts deep integrations with Docs, Drive and Calendar
SAP packages up Leonardo innovation for telcos
News 1 Mar, 2018 Clare Hopping Vendor pushes analytics, machine learning and more in bid to boost customer profits
Memcached servers can be hijacked for massive DDoS attacks
A flaw in the implementation of the UDP protocol for Memcached servers can allow anyone to launch a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack with little effort. The problem was first discovered by the 0kee Team from China, which published a paper about it (pdf). This past week, security researchers at content delivery network […]
Colt: Vendors have a moral duty to run green data centres
News 28 Feb, 2018 Lee Bell Nine of Colt's 17 European facilities now run on 100% renewable energy
MATLAB Robotic Mixologist
Ever wish to have your drinks mixed perfectly for you in a matter of seconds? Well look no further the Robotic Mixologist is here to take away the time it takes to stir your drinks. This project utilizes the RobotGeek Snapper Arm to function as your very own bartender. All you have to do is […]
Tencent leads in Gaana’s $115 million funding round
Tencent is the majority shareholder in Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest music streaming business, and also operates JOOX, a leading music streaming platform in Southeast Asia.