Technology

In April of this year, Donald Trump signed a controversial bill to shut down websites that facilitate prostitution. While the reforms may curb sex trafficking, critics claim the sites offered sex workers a relative degree of safety and fear their demise will only benefit the pimps they had tried to avoid. But could the rapid advancement of technology provide another solution? Here, the leading technology journalist and author, Ryan Weeks, discusses disruptive technology and how an ‘Uber for the sex...

In today’s world of business and economy, PDF is the de facto standard for exchanging files and documents. We generate and distribute PDFs on a daily basis. The major advantage and, at the same time, the biggest problem with PDFs is that they can’t be edited without a dedicated PDF editor or converter. When you need to modify any given PDF, you need to utilize a PDF editing tool. The best known in the industry is Adobe’s Acrobat. But it...

Mini Programs are extensions of the WeChat app that allow merchants/developers to access any web application within the WeChat browser. A closer look at WeChat and their Mini Programs WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose social media, messaging and mobile payment app. The App was introduced in 2011, and by 2018, it was the leading standalone mobile app worldwide, with 1 billion monthly active users. Forbes describes WeChat as one of the most powerful apps globally; for others, it is China’s...

Cybercriminals claim they have video footage of their would-be victims watching pornography taken from their targets' webcams.

Over the past decade, we’ve seen a significant improvement to laser engraving and marking technologies. In fact, the laser engraver has become a mainstay in numerous assembly lines across the globe. In this article, I want to delve into some of the reasons why the manufacturing industry has embraced the laser. So, let’s begin: Driven by regulation The rise of laser technology in different manufacturing industries is in large part the result of stricter regulatory requirements.   For example, in...

SEO, otherwise known as search engine optimisation is a form of marketing that focuses on obtaining organic search traffic. Organic search traffic, by definition, is the traffic to a website, which is generated via search engines such as Google. Unlike paid ads, organic results are natural results, which means they are not directly paid for. Paid adverts on search engines such as Google will instantly remove themselves after you stop paying. In addition to this, paid adverts have a lower...

This year, over 600,000 new companies are expected to start operations in 2018. With so much competition out there, entrepreneurs work hard to create new and innovative products. However, they often forget to think about the brand and how they are going to market those products. This might be the reason why most UK startups fail within their first year. In order to avoid becoming another statistic, you should prioritize your branding just as highly as product development. Fortunately, you...

People tend to have preconceived opinions about meetings. While some of this may be true, a lot of it is due to the fact that meetings are not conducted efficiently. According to research by Sauder School of Business, seating arrangements can have a major impact on the way people think. Old school meetings, with their large sober toned rooms, rectangular tables and formal “boardroom” style seating are now slowly making way for a different kind of room, one that fosters...

London is Europe’s finance and business hub and it remains one of the important cities worldwide for innovation. This is why Fernando, the CEO of ClickDo Ltd, decided to build his digital marketing agency here. After graduating from university in Worcester he knew that he wanted to do his own thing and come to London. But how? He delved into books about business and technology and found an article in Forbes magazine that gave him the light-bulb moment: “Search Engine...