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Unmanned adventures with Google's new driverless car

Recently Google announced their most recent leap in technological innovation – the driverless car.It’s an idea that has long been mused over, with BMW and Daimler AG also working on autonomous transport.

9 April 2024

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Could worldwide IT expenditure hit £2 trillion by 2019?

According to the global market intelligence firm, IDC, the worldwide spend of IT could near £2 trillion by 2019.This is due to the increase of software investment by companies and organisations as well as spending on other tools to collect data and to improve business operations.

9 April 2024

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UK Work Permits and Visa Information

If you're a job seeker looking for a UK job, then you've come to the right place.This site will help you find your way to the road of employment and find the profession for your level of expertise.

9 April 2024

3 min

Finding Project Manager Jobs

Project Management can be a very rewarding career path both financially with average salaries at over £52,000 and with regard to job satisfaction.

9 April 2024

3 min

HSBC online banking services offline due to cyber attack on bank

HSBC has reported an attack on their internet banking services this morning, causing online banking customers to be locked out of their accounts.The bank tweeted about the attack this morning, adding that they had 'successfully defended their systems' but services will be unavailable until further n.

9 April 2024

1 min

How to Write an Effective CV

Make sure your CV has a clear structure - include career overview, skills overview, qualifications (education/professional) and employment history.Your CV should be no more than two pages long.

9 April 2024

2 min

Will the Government Force Contractors onto Payroll after a Month?

In the last few weeks there have been reported plans to put contractors and limited companies on a company payroll if they end up contracting for them for more than one month.

9 April 2024

2 min

Disney IT Workers Plan to Sue Over Immigrant Replacements

A group of former Disney IT workers based in the US have filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after losing their jobs to foreign replacements.

9 April 2024

1 min

Cisco acquires British video firm Acano for $700 million

Cisco has announced it's plans to acquire UK video conferencing firm Acano for $700 million.

9 April 2024

2 min

What’s the difference between a limited company director and a shareholder?

In the IT contractor space, the director-shareholder is usually one and the same. Is your freelance tech company the exception to the rule?

9 April 2024

5 min

3 per cent of UK web designers and developers say they have never had a late payment

New research has revealed that only 3% of UK web designers or web developers say they have never been paid late by a client.The findings, carried out by online accounting pioneer FreeAgent highlighted that professionals in web design and development routinely deal with late-payments and that 59% of .

9 April 2024

2 min

What is the Year 2038 Problem and could it result in a similar panic to the Y2K Bug?

Around this time, sixteen years ago, there was worldwide panic at the risk of an impending digital disaster of epic proportions - all because of a computer bug.Once Big Ben struck midnight on January 1st 2000, all computer programs and applications around the world would cause interruptions in opera.

9 April 2024

5 min

The Hour of Code - Introducing Computer Science to Students in the UK and Worldwide

Today marks the start of The Hour of Code which is a worldwide initiative to introduce the basics of computer science to millions of students across the world.The idea is to teach the basics of coding and programming languages to a variety of students from young to old in a one hour tutorial that an.

9 April 2024

2 min

The Apprentice Round-Up - is Alan Sugar departing from technology?

“Technology has been my best friend for over 50 years… but maybe it’s time to make new friends..."These words spoken by Alan Sugar himself summed up The Apprentice this season quite well.

9 April 2024

3 min

John Lewis plans to hire 500 new IT workers

John Lewis are looking to increase their IT budget in the new year with plans to hire 500 new workers and to further invest in information technology.The popular retailer is investing nearly £500m in its online platforms including e-commerce, mobile apps and digital marketing.

9 April 2024

1 min

Europe to introduce tough data protection laws for tech companies

The European Union recently agreed strict new rules on data protection which could boost the Digital Single Market but could carry a number of major fines for companies that break privacy rules.More than 90% of Europeans want the same data protection rights across the EU and this is soon going to be.

9 April 2024

3 min

Ever forgotten to attach your CV to an email? Gmail now has the fix!

Although many recruiter websites tend to use an automated system to upload and attach CV's or cover letters to job postings, a number of online advertisements for IT job roles often have an email address to send your relevant documents to instead.This is sometimes the case with smaller companies but.

9 April 2024

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