TECH TALK: Bill Magee says attention to small matters can make workers feel less isolated As many businesses try to make up for time and revenue lost during the year-long pandemic, little attention is being paid to individual burnout in what is being termed the new world of work. It can have a harmful knock-on effect […]
Robots are here, just don’t expect them to be your friends
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE says the new world of AI poses big challenges over trust and security “Can Machines Think?” Computing Machinery and Intelligence/The Turing Test – Alan Turing“You just can’t differentiate between a robot and the very best of humans” I, Robot – Isaac Asimov An imminent report on artificial intelligence should get the […]
Tuning in to tech-driven flexibility
TECH TALK: Bill Magee says some company executives still do not see the benefits that technology brings to working practices Pandemic tech innovations, as they’ve become known, are being digitally harnessed by ambitious businesses across all sectors as a distressed market place prepares for the long awaited post-Covid era. IT developers are busy responding by […]
Cyber threats lurking in the humble email
TECH TALK: Bill Magee says that if we fail to securely lockdown the basics of digitisation then everything else fails Cyber Scotland Week 2021 closed at the weekend after hosting upwards of 150 virtual events. A mighty collective effort showcasing globally all we do best digitally. It included the latest developments on the role of […]
Zoom weary? Get ready to welcome Clubhouse and Discord
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE on the emergence of the audio social app Facetime is, apparently, so yesterday. It appears the lingering pandemic has led to many of us getting thoroughly fed up seeing each other via a video screen. A new generation of social apps, rather surprisingly based solely on audio, is heading in our […]