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In this Tech Insight, we look at the latest AI developments, including AI agents creating their own language, Opera’s new…
In this Tech Insight, we look at the latest AI developments, including AI agents creating their own language, Opera’s new…
A complex scientific problem that took microbiologists a decade to unravel has been cracked in just 48 hours by an…
Workplace surveillance is becoming an inescapable reality for employees across the UK, with new research showing that 85 per cent…
The findings of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Future of Jobs Report 2025 show that although the rapid rise of…
We explore 15 key technological trends expected to shape 2025, highlighting innovations likely to influence business operations and strategies.
In this tech insight, we look at whether AI models are nearing true general intelligence and what the arguments around…
A recent study by US-based hosting provider Liquid Web has revealed that slow website performance is costing businesses thousands of…
Amazon has announced the launch of a U.S. beta of its new Haul Store, an online shopping experience designed to…
Following a recent University of Melbourne report revealing that companies offering strong flexible work options (such as remote working) experience…
Following OpenAI’s Sam Altman recently renaming his Worldcoin project simply ‘World,’ we take a look at World’s iris-scanning technology, what…
In this second part article, where we review the issues around employees engaging in personal activities on company-issued devices, we…
Following a new ESET study which highlighted how workers using company-provided laptops for personal activities could be putting work hardware…
Here are 10 top iPhone tips / tricks you may not know about that could make your life easier and…
In this insight, we compare and contrast the Windows 10 and 11 operating systems, focusing on how they perform in…
The new ‘SearchGPT’ (prototype) AI search feature which OpenAI plans to eventually integrate directly into ChatGPT is being seen by…
New research by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Rocio Cifuentes, has revealed that only 1 in 4 children in Wales…
It’s been reported that WhatsApp may soon be introducing voice-note transcriptions, which should save time, make it easier for users…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a public preview of its new AI-powered AWS App Studio which it says uses…
It’s been reported that following the recent announcement that ChatGPT is to be integrated into Apple’s devices and its new…
GCIS will continue their IT & Telecoms Partnership with Stevenage Football Club for the 2024/25 season
Cambridge United are delighted to announce that GCIS have been named the Club’s official IT & Telecoms Partner for the…
In this next summer security article, and with the summer holiday season upon us, we take a look at the…
Following Apple’s 5-day Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC24) last week at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, we take a look at…
Following a recent AWS survey showing that data-driven SMBs who also adopt AI more quickly and make better use of…
Here we look at why organisations need to have an effective employee offboarding procedure in place and suggest a checklist…
In this insight, we look at the implications of Microsoft’s announcement that the Windows 11 24H2 update is being tested…
International omnichannel retailer of technology products and services, Currys, has selected Accenture and Microsoft to deliver the core cloud technology…
Here we look at the new UK cybersecurity law that will ban device manufacturers from having weak, easily guessable default…
Previously available on desktop, mobile and Fire TV, Amazon has now extended the reach of its “Amazon Live” FAST free…
In this insight, we look at what ‘digital mindfulness’ is, how it could help you and your business, and what…
With Google Maps now one of the most popular mapping services globally, used by millions of people every day, plus…
Google has announced the introduction of real-time, privacy-preserving URL protection to Google Safe Browsing for those using Chrome on desktop…
A recent US congressional vote means that TikTok and its parent company’s alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party must…
In this tech-insight, we look at what e-signatures are, their benefits plus some of the main e-signature providers, as well…
If you’ve ever been concerned about the privacy aspects of AI, you may be very surprised to learn that conversations…
Following many legal challenges to AI companies about copyrighted content being scraped and used to train their AI models (without…
Work has started on Google’s first UK data centre which will cost $1 billion (£790m), will add to Google’s 27…
Insurer Aviva has highlighted how accidental damage caused by VR headset-wearing gamers caused a 31% jump in home contents claims…
Following on from Google’s recent launch announcement for Gemini (its new super-powered foundation model family), Google has now announced the…
In this article, we look at what the issues around lithium-ion batteries are, why we need more sustainable alternatives, then…
A new report from ID Verification Company Onfido shows that the availability of cheap generative AI tools has led to…
A new £36 million UK government project is to use data centre waste heat to provide heating and hot water…
One year on from its general introduction, OpenAI has announced some major upgrades to ChatGPT for its Plus and Enterprise…
Stevenage Football Club and IT solutions company GCIS (UK) Ltd announce an extension to the partnership…
Google Cloud has announced in a blog post that if customers are challenged on copyright grounds through using its generative…
In this insight, we look at what many users think to be a surprising fact in that Microsoft 365 doesn’t…
In this tech insight, we look at QR codes, the many different methods to generate them, the benefits of doing…
Google has announced that it is embedding its ‘Bard’ chatbot into its apps and services with the launch of ‘Bard…
Following the recent news that sales of Apple’s iPhone 12 in France have been banned over radiation fears, we look…
In this insight, we look at the many ways to check how much bandwidth you’re using, thereby helping to avoid…
Following the news that US Federal regulators have sued Amazon, alleging that people have been “tricked” into buying hard-to-cancel Prime…
If you’d like to know what a ‘Pen Test’ is and the sorts of things you can expect from one,…
Leading Streamer Netflix has added more fuel to the fire in the actors and writers’ union strike by advertising for…
The recent amendment to the Online Safety Bill which means a compulsory report must be written for Ofcom by a…
In this article, we take a look at a few examples of nascent travel and delivery options in action.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the US actors’ union with 160,000 members has gone…
London and San Francisco–based startup Stability AI has announced the launch of ‘Stable Doodle’, a sketch-to-image AI-based tool that converts…
Following the release of Meta’s alternative platform to Twitter called ‘Threads’, Meta’s head, Mark Zuckerberg, reports 100 million signups to…
In this insight, we look at what email trackers are, how they work, what the main concerns about them are,…
In this insight we look at Google’s updated inactive account policy whereby Google accounts not used for 2 years could…
During his recent visit to Washington in the US, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK will hosts…
GCIS Owners Paul Griffin and Gavin Bush proudly donated a new laptop to Cambridge Charity Fundraisers to continue their incredible…
With the Metropolitan Police Services’ (MPS) director of intelligence recently defending and pushing for a wider rollout of facial recognition…
In this Insight, we look at how it is possible to uncover and read deleted messages on WhatsApp, and what…
Using the right prompts is the way to quickly get the best responses from ChatGPT and here are 20 helpful…
In this article, we look at 20 handy AI sites that could help save time, make life easier and boost…
A report in the Financial Times (drawing upon an internal Google Presentation) claims that Google plans to use AI to…
In the past, people have primarily focused on their physical belongings and financial assets when planning for the future. However,…
Kane Smith has won the GCIS UK Player of the Month award for March 2023
No – it’s doesn’t mean engineers that are punctual! In this article, we will explore the role of prompt engineers…
With deepfake images recently making the news by fooling many people, we look at the issues around fake images and…
Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel Corp, predictor of home computing, and the creator of ‘Moore’s Law’ has died at…
Microsoft has announced that it is to help users save time and increase productivity by embedding its AI chatbot ‘Copilot’…
A recent US research paper entitled “Opted Out, Yet Tracked: Are Regulations Enough to Protect Your Privacy?” highlights how, in…
Following the banning of Chinese short video sharing app TikTok from EU and US government devices, plus more trouble on…
Green distributed computer network heating company Heata is offering to provide up to 4.8kWh of free hot water per day…
Kaspersky research has shown that hackers are now being recruited with dark web job ads offering huge salaries and benefits!
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichia, has announced that Google will be launching its rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT called ‘Bard’ “in the…
OpenAI and Microsoft have announced that they are extending their partnership to work on more AI research and development.
In this feature, we look at what is known as ‘Davos’ is, why it exists, plus how it can help…
Microsoft has retained the No.1 spot in Drucker Institute’s annual Management Top 250 ranking for the best-run companies in the…
In this insight, we look at some of the ways to avoid the potential awkwardness of ‘tipsy texting’ over the…
The announcement by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors to allow the city’s police to use robots that can deploy “deadly…
WhatsApp has given a progress update on new business-focused features that can embed the entire shopping experience directly into the…
A recent Uswitch.com study has concluded that 5G connectivity has been overhyped, with many users yet to experience any real…
Microsoft’s Social media platform LinkedIn has announced the introduction of new security features to help verify, identity, detect, and remove…
In this article, we look at the features, pros and cons of the business-focused version of WhatsApp.
After 30 years of Microsoft Office, a major re-branding will see it being re-named as Microsoft 365 as part of…
With the UK’s ban on fracking for shale gas in England that has been in place since 2019 now formally…
With the news that as of 20 September 2022, the new Windows 11 update started its rollout in 190+ countries,…
A new study by 1Password has revealed that almost half of employees put their companies at risk by using risky…
The speed at which the deaths of famous people are updated on Wikipedia was highlighted by the Queen’s Wikipedia page…
Advanced, an IT supplier to the NHS, has been hit by a ransomware attack that could take a month to…
In this insight, we look at what Microsoft Azure is, plus what it offers businesses.
With an ONS survey showing that from October to December 2019 and January to March 2022, homeworking in the UK…
In this tech-insight, we look how extreme heat can affect IT hardware and what measures you can take to keep…
Following the recent news that the EU plans to introduce a single, universal charger for all devices, it has been…
Researchers from the Stanford Internet Observatory have reported finding more than one thousand ‘virtual’ employees on the LinkedIn platform.
The UK’s national fraud reporting centre, Action Fraud, says that it has received 196 reports of scam emails claiming to…
With so many smart devices now all around us in homes and offices, we look here at ways to minimise…
Jake Taylor voted GCIS Player of the Month for January
In response to the invasion of Ukraine, Microsoft has suspended all new sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia.
A study by security firm ‘Proofpoint’ has revealed that 82 per cent of UK organisations whose systems were infected by…
In this article, we look at how, in addition to the devastating missiles, rockets, bombs, tanks and other weapons, Ukraine…
Microsoft recently announced that it will be blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default as a way to…
Following recent announcements of a toughening-up of the (draft) Online Safety Bill, we look at what the bill is, and…
In a worrying trend, oil facilities in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have all recently been targeted by cyber-attacks.
A report by blockchain data platform ‘Chainalysis’ has shown a 30 per cent increase in cryptocurrency being used for money…
A new report from F-Secure has revealed that the most technically competent staff are just as likely (if not more…
In this article, we look at how spam filers work and what can be done to ensure that our legitimate…
In this article, we take a look at some of the ways users can assess how good their VPN really…
With Microsoft poised to increase its first substantive commercial pricing increase for Microsoft 365 since the company launched Office 365…
Nanjing’s government-backed Purple Mountain Laboratories claims to have made a 6G breakthrough by recording the fastest real-time wireless communication speed…
A mother took to Twitter to complain that Alexa had suggested to her 10-year-old daughter that she play a game…
Cloudflare’s Radar, which monitors Web traffic, has revealed that TikTok has now overtaken Google to become the world’s most popular…
Cloudflare’s Radar, which monitors Web traffic, has revealed that TikTok has now overtaken Google to become the world’s most popular…
US-based scientists have reported creating “living robots” that can now re-produce.
In this tech insight, we take a look at the better-known ways of being able to tell if someone has…
Apple has announced a new ‘Business Essentials’ service that enables small businesses to easily manage every employee’s iPhone, iPad, and…
In this article, we look at whether there is evidence to suggest that people lie more online, and what the…
In this tech insight, we take a brief look at the WEP and WAP security protocols, and what happened to…
In this featured-article, we look at the traditional frustrations that occur when customers encounter (some) phone systems and how technology…
In this insight, we look at ‘smart’ doorbells and how the outcome of a recent legal case has highlighted the…
In this insight, we look at ‘smart’ doorbells and how the outcome of a recent legal case has highlighted the…
In Apple’s new “Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps” white paper, it describes the threat posed by ‘sideloading’…
Elliott List voted GCIS Player of the Month for September
Amazon has entered the B2B insurance market through a partnership with Superscript and is offering cyber insurance to small and…
After a recent report found that poor domain security has left most Global 2000 companies vulnerable to the threats of…
Alphabet subsidiary X, the Moonshot Factory’s ‘Project Taara’ is claiming 99.9 per cent uptime within the first 20 days of…
In a bold step, Microsoft has announced that it is getting rid of all password logins, and that users will…
Elliott List has been voted for as the GCIS (UK) Ltd Player of the Month Award for August…
The introduction of the Age Appropriate Design Code (also known as the Children’s Code) by the ICO means that Facebook…
In this article, we look at how a surprisingly large proportion of Internet traffic is made up of bots, how…
A Microsoft recent update announcement about Windows 11 appears to say that although the new OS still won’t run on…
In this article, we look at what 3D printing is, its benefits, and how it is being used now to…
Microsoft has announced that from March 1st 2022, it will increase the prices of its Microsoft 365 and Office 365…
In this article, we take a brief look at the many different ways that technology is increasingly being used by…
In this article, we look at how Zapier and other alternatives can be used to link apps together and create…
In this article, we take a brief look at Business Process Management (BPM), how it works, and how it can…
In this article, we look at what data science is, and what is driving its growth and value to businesses…
In this article, we look at what data science is, and what is driving its growth and value to businesses…
After a recent ‘Which?’ survey found that some branded printer ink costs more than some champagnes, we take a look…
The new Online Media Literacy Strategy from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) is aimed at supporting…
Facebook’s WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow users to send messages without using just their smartphone.
Microsoft has announced its new hybrid Windows 365 cloud service where the operating system is stored in Microsoft’s Cloud and…
Recent research by TheNextWeb.com has confirmed long suspected views that open-plan office designs can reduce psychological well-being, affect moods, and…
Recognising that Microsoft 365 does not comprehensively back up your data means that making sure that you have a third-party,…
With the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 11 recently announced in an online event, we take a brief look at what’s…
General Fusion, a Canadian company with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as one of its backers is building a Nuclear Fusion power…
In this article, we take a broad look at copyright and how it may apply to your business online, plus…
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey has found that half of UK businesses expect to reduce the size of their office…
GCIS are awarded Leviton Authorized Network Integrator Certification
After a recent high profile media story highlighted how poor router security led to a police raid of the home…
In this article we take a look at what bandwidth is, ways to improve bandwidth, and we look at how…
Drop-in audio conversation social network app ‘Clubhouse’ has launched its Android (beta) version for download in the UK.
Google Users To Be Auto-Enrolled In Two-step Verification
Stevenage Football Club Luke Norris has been voted for as the GCIS (UK) Ltd Player of the Month Award for…
With BT Openreach officially setting the timeframe for switching off PSTN/ISDN, we look at what this means for businesses.
In this week’s tech-insight we take a brief look at what APIs are, why they are important, and how they…
Google’s real-time Live Captions feature is now available to anyone using a Chrome web browser instead of just for Pixel…
Many of us charge phones and laptops overnight but is this good for the battery and is it potentially dangerous,…
Stevenage FC Player Elliott List named GCIS March Player of the Month
Bletchley Park code-breaking hero and wronged computer pioneer Alan Turing is to feature on the UK £50 note from 23rd…
With news of a booming ‘NFT market’ and the acceptance of Bitcoin as payment for Tesla cars, we look at…
Microsoft has announced that its PowerPoint Presenter Coach is now available on all platforms.
Amazon has opened its first ‘no-till, just walk out’ grocery store in London where customers are automatically billed on exiting…
As Google has announced an end to third-party cookies, we look at the issues that have led to the decision,…
Stevenage FC Player Elliott List named GCIS February Player of the Month
New research from O2 (conducted online by YouGov) shows that more remote workers are switching to mobile data to stay…
With ‘audio-only’, social media app Clubhouse starting to hit the news after its launch one year ago, we take a…
Consumer review website Trustpilot has expressed concerns over freedom of speech after a firm of London solicitors sued someone over…
Thousands of staff in Hertfordshire could wave goodbye to the frustration of logging in to apps this year, as Microsoft…
UK Finance and Action Fraud have both reported increases in fraud related to romance scams over the lockdown period.
In the light of a reported recent victory by Europol in trying to stop the particularly dangerous Emotet malware, we…
SFC Player Terence Vancooten has been named the GCIS UK Player of the Month for January 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked the UK Treasury to consider increasing the maximum contactless payment to £100.
With mobile computing, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and now remote working moving the focus of IT security away from the traditional perimeter,…
Google has announced that to make it faster and easier for users to find what they are looking for, a…
With more than 30 million people joining the non-profit, end-to-end encrypted communications app ‘Signal’ in just a few days, users…
In this article, we look at not just the story of how a staggering 400,000 police records were accidentally deleted…
Last week, following the storming of Washington DC’s Capitol building, US President Donald Trump’s ban from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram…
SFC Player Arthur Read wins GCIS Player of the Month for December
In this article, we look at some of the ways that SMEs can access and use AI to improve efficiency…
New Research from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), suggests that people who understand statistics and data are…
Jamie Cumming has been voted for as the GCIS (UK) Ltd Player of the Month Award for November.
As 2020 draws to a close, here is look back of some of the biggest tech stories and issues in…
With Christmas just around the corner here are some suggestions for how you and your loved ones can stay safe…
Huge congratulations to well deserved winner Elliott List for being voted by the Stevenage community as September Player of the Month.
Huge congratulations to well deserved winner Elliott List for being voted by the Stevenage community as September Player of the Month.
Huge congratulations to well deserved winner Elliott List for being voted by the Stevenage community as September Player of the Month.
GCIS UK Ltd are proud to partner with MSC Active and Marriott’s School to help young people of Stevenage get…
Hundreds more Hertfordshire businesses will want to monitor exactly what their staff are doing during working hours in 2021 –…
Hundreds more Hertfordshire businesses will want to monitor exactly what their staff are doing during working hours in 2021 –…
Huge congratulations to well deserved winner Elliott List for being voted by the Stevenage community as September Player of the Month.
Microsoft’s recently announced that Internet Explorer will start to die next month – and that will cause a unique problem…
New data has revealed an estimated quarter of businesses in Hertfordshire are still using an out of date computer operating…
Virtually everyone living in Hertfordshire has had their passwords stolen – and they’re all up for sale on the dark…
A clever online scam that’s been around for years has seen a resurgence in Hertfordshire in the last few weeks…