KANE'S TECH TIPS:
SUNDAY 19TH JANUARY 2025
Welcome to another low down on all the latest Tech news, Tips and Tricks to help you keep up to date with the latest from the Tech world!
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Basingstoke College of Technology How To Use AI
Basingstoke College of Technology in Hampshire now teaches its students how to use AI responsibly, including how to recognise AI-generated content.
Mr Bravo the college principal said students would be "foolish" not to use AI for work outside of exam conditions, and the school had a responsibility to teach them how.
Teachers at the further education college are also using AI to help save time in preparing for lessons.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r5jgg5gxmo
Source: BBC News
Traffic Camera Hacked Down Hours After Installed
Traffic cameras put up on a major city route have been hacked down hours after being installed.
The device had been put up on the A3024 Northam Bridge in Southampton on Tuesday last week to monitor speed and red light offences.
It was fitted on the road's central island, which has been home to a conventional speed camera for several years, to capture two-way traffic across all lanes over the bridge.
The pole holding the new equipment was found sliced through on Wednesday morning, causing the T-shaped camera mount to topple and smash.
The cameras are designed to capture drivers who are going through red lights as well as telling how fast they are going.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gwzwjke2go
Source: BBC News
CMA Investigating Google Having Too Much Power
The UK's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into whether Google has too much power in online search.
Google accounts for 90% of UK web searches - the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking at whether it is using that dominant position to harm competition or choice for users.
It is its first investigation after gaining new powers to investigate and enforce changes at firms it determines to have "strategic market status" in digital markets.
Google says it will cooperate with the investigation but has warned against what it calls "overly prescriptive digital competition rules."
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6x45w6ejo
Source: BBC News
App Of The Week
This weeks app of the week is called Soundiiz.
This app is designed to facilitate the transfer and management of music collections across various streaming platforms.
It supports more than 40 services, ranging from Spotify to Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Deezer.
The app lets you migrate playlists seamlessly, ensuring your favorite songs, albums, and followed artists can appear on other providers at the touch of a button.
This app is free to download on IOS and Android devices.
Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.brickoft.soundiiz
Apple: https://soundiiz.com/webapp
🛡️ Security Corner 🛡️
Action Fraud has issued a new alert warning to look out for unusual messages or phishing emails from hotel accounts using the booking.com platform.
Insight from Action Fraud reports suggests the individuals were defrauded after receiving unexpected messages and emails from a Booking.com account belonging to a hotel they had a reservation with, which had been taken over by a criminal.
Using this account, the criminals send in-app messages, emails, and WhatsApp messages to customers, deceiving them into making payment and/or requesting credit card details.
The specific account takeovers are likely to be the result of a targeted phishing attack against the hotel or accommodation provider, and not Booking.com’s backend system or infrastructure.
For more information and ways to protect yourself visit the Action Fraud’s website https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/booking-com-alert
