The Child Trust Fund: A Legacy of Development and Redundancy. The Child Trust Fund (CTF) aspired to be a vision for financial security. It was a UK government initiative introduced by the then-Chancellor Gordon Brown in 2002. Designed to provide every child born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011 with a financial start […]
The Role of AI in EV Battery Technology By Dinesh Chacko. This article originally appeared at British Computer Society articles, opinion and research on 18th September 2024. The Practical Use of AI in EV Battery Technology Electric vehicles (EVs) offer cleaner and greener alternatives to fossil fuel guzzlers. They can help the road transportation sector […]
DeepSeek – What’s All The Fuss About? By Ian Barker BA, FIAP, MBCS At the end of January millions of dollars were wiped off the value of US tech company stocks following the launch of a Chinese generative AI app called DeepSeek. Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen described the latest DeepSeek model as ‘AI’s […]
The IAP have an interesting and varied selection of webinars available, all presented by knowledgeable experts and industry specialists. The latest upload to our YouTube Channel, entitled: Next-Gen Software Development – Unleashing Generative AI and Machine Learning, must be a hot topic, as it’s one of our most viewed webinars. WHAT THE WEBINAR WAS ABOUT […]
A Look into the film ‘Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections’. A few days before the American Presidential Election, I watched the HBO documentary ‘Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections’ on Sky Arts TV. It offers a chilling deep dive into the vulnerability of American democracy in the digital age. Directed […]
The new National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) at Harwell Campus represents a significant leap for UK technology. The NQCC aims to unlock the potential of quantum computing in order to tackle complex global challenges. With 12 advanced quantum computers, the centre will enable researchers and industry leaders to collaborate on innovation across multiple sectors including […]
By: Ian Barker BA, FIAP, MBCS. Most people don’t think too much about Wi-Fi. For home users it’s a case of plugging in a box that allows you to access the internet, the standard that it uses and how it works are not a consideration. Of course those of us in the technical field know […]
