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Another Teams update from Microsoft. It’s adding a profanity filter to the live captioning to block certain words. Are you a potty mouth in meetings? This one’s for you #Teams #Microsoft #ProfanityFilter links.abt.co/G90BQ links.abt.co/G90BQ

DDoS attacks overwhelm your network with traffic to stop you gaining access. The biggest reported attack was recently blocked – it peaked at 71 million requests PER SECOND #DDoSAttack #NewRecord #CyberSecurity links.abt.co/SEXzh links.abt.co/SEXzh

If you’re a Microsoft Teams fan, you’re in for a treat. It looks like we’re about to see improved performance on PCs and laptops, thanks to a complete rebuild of the app #Microsoft #Teams #ImprovedPerformance links.abt.co/JlCUM links.abt.co/JlCUM

If you use Gmail, what do you think of the latest redesign? Hope you like it because it will soon become a mandatory update #Google #Gmail #redesign links.abt.co/BmPN2 links.abt.co/BmPN2

One UK council has taken two years to recover from a ransomware attack. This is what we mean when we say attacks can be devastating. Call us and say “please protect my business” #Ransomware #CyberAttack#CyberSecurity links.abt.co/2Otfq links.abt.co/2Otfq

If you use a point-of-sale terminal, be aware of this new malware that can block contactless payments. It forces customers to insert their card into the reader, where it’s copied #malware #PoS #CardReader links.abt.co/oC268 links.abt.co/oC268

OneNote is a great collaboration tool, but it’s recently been targeted with malware. Microsoft is adding extra protections, including a warning notification for high-risk files #Microsoft #OneNote #CyberSecurity links.abt.co/dNEd2 links.abt.co/dNEd2

Doing a little work from your Android phone this weekend? Good news. Microsoft is making searches in 365 Mobile more detailed and easier to use #MicrosoftVideoSuperResolution #MicrosoftEdge #HighResolutionVideo links.abt.co/bPtvS links.abt.co/bPtvS

We love this tale from the helpdesk. It turns out that you can’t send a document to print after you’ve stolen everything in the office and sold it all on eBay. Busted! #TechFails #TechSupport #FunFriday links.abt.co/AyOBD links.abt.co/AyOBD

How old is your hard drive? The older it is, the higher the risk of it failing. Check yours out now and get in touch if it’s starting to show its age #HardDrive #TechFailure #OldHardware links.abt.co/EorvU links.abt.co/EorvU

This week in 2006 the first tweet was sent. Jack Dorsey, Twitter's co-founder, wrote: "just setting up my twttr" #Twitter #FirstTweet #ThrowbackThursday links.abt.co/6KE2D links.abt.co/6KE2D

ChatGPT has taken the tech world by storm, and search giant Google wants in on the action. It’s currently working hard on its own rival AI tools. Can Google dominate AI, too? #ChatGPT #Google #ApprenticeBard links.abt.co/KuVG8 links.abt.co/KuVG8

In a new low, phone scammers are using AI voice replication to call people, sounding like a loved one in trouble. They phone, often pretending to be in jail and desperate for cash #AI #VoiceReplication #TrustNoOne links.abt.co/N1LFz links.abt.co/N1LFz

Microsoft security experts say they’re currently tracking more than 100 ransomware groups around the world to follow their constantly changing methods #ransomware #CyberAttack #Microsoft links.abt.co/lma5Y links.abt.co/lma5Y

A new type of bot malware is designed to steal user profiles, potentially allowing crooks to bypass strong security. Switch on antivirus, use a password manager + ask us for help #BotMalware #IdentityTheft #DataSecurity links.abt.co/25QLZ links.abt.co/25QLZ

Working with overseas customers and colleagues will soon become easier. Google has plans for an AI translator that supports 1,000 different languages… wow #AI #Google #LanguageTranslator links.abt.co/LcO8e links.abt.co/LcO8e

Researchers in Japan analyzed millions of Tweets to find when we’re at our angriest. Any guesses? Perhaps unsurprisingly, train stations come out on top #Twitter #RageTweets #TweetAnalysis links.abt.co/MsBqd links.abt.co/MsBqd

Can you believe that Facebook is still growing, despite 20 years and endless competition? It currently has 2 billion daily active users. That’s a quarter of the world’s population #Facebook #BusinessGrowth #2Billion links.abt.co/LtH16 links.abt.co/LtH16

Yeah, hi. So I cleaned my mouse with lemonade and now it’s covered with ants.” These tech support disasters are really on another level – we feel bad for laughing! #TechFails #TechSupport #FunFriday links.abt.co/KdJIe links.abt.co/KdJIe

If you work from home you probably rely on video more than when you’re in the office. Microsoft Edge declares war on low-res videos with new upscaling technology #MicrosoftVideoSuperResolution #MicrosoftEdge #HighResolutionVideo links.abt.co/IV7ge links.abt.co/IV7ge