Motorcycle Live 2021 tickets are now available!

 

4 - 12 December 2021 @ the NEC Birmingham!

The UK’s biggest motorcycle show offer brand new features, entertainment and the latest models - brought to you by world leading manufacturers.  It’s the only place you’ll need visit to place you firmly in the middle of all things biking.

With many opportunities to ride bikes across dedicated feature areas, and hundreds of chances to try them for size and get a feel for what’s right for you, there’s nowhere else in the country where you are so truly spoilt for choice with products, services and expert advice for visitors of all ages.

There’s no better feeling than being out on your bike, or looking at bikes, or sitting on bikes, or tinkering with bikes or talking about bikes or planning your rides..

So whether you’ve got the bug yourself, or a friend or family member is new to, returning to or never left biking then fan those flames, ignite that passion and make Motorcycle Live a date in your diary for 2021.

www.motorcyclelive.co.uk

Antivirus news: NortonLifeLock and Avast PLC to merge in $8.4 billion transaction

Antivirus vendor NortonLifeLock this afternoon said it will merge with Britain's Avast PLC in a transaction combining cash and stock in two different options, totalling between $8.1 billion and $8.6 billion in stock.

That value is roughly equivalent to the value in U.S. dollars of Avast's enterprise value, which takes into account its cash and debt, of £6.5 billion, based on the closing price of Avast stock tuesday of £5.68 on the London Stock Exchange. NortonLifeLock shares rose 2.5% in late trading.

The two companies said in the joint press release that their respective boards of directors see an opportunity to "create a new, industry-leading consumer Cyber Safety business, leveraging the established brands, technology and innovation of both groups to deliver substantial benefits to consumers, shareholders, and other stakeholders."

www.zdnet.com

Broadband rollout trial to target hard-to-reach homes through UK’s water pipes

Fibre broadband cables could be fed through the country’s water pipes as part of the government’s plan to speed up the nationwide roll out of lightning-fast broadband and mobile coverage in rural areas.

Four million pounds is available for cutting-edge innovators to trial what could be a quicker and more cost-effective way of connecting fibre optic cables to homes, businesses and mobile masts, without the disruption caused by digging up roads and land.

Civil works, in particular installing new ducts and poles, can make up as much as four fifths of the costs to industry of building new gigabit-capable broadband networks.

This new scheme could turbocharge the government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit plan to level up broadband access in hard-to-reach areas as well as the £1 billion Shared Rural Network which will bring strong and reliable 4G phone signals to many of the most isolated parts of the country.

www.gov.uk

Why the Global Chip Shortage Is Hard to Overcome

 

A global chip shortage is affecting how quickly we can drive a car (or bike) off the lot or buy a new computer. 

The Wall Street Journal visits Global Foundries fabrication plant in Singapore to see the complex process of chip making and how one manufacturer is trying to overcome the shortage. 

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The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream

 

Well over 100 employees at Amazon Prime Air have lost their jobs and dozens of other roles are moving to other projects abroad as the company shutters part of its operation in the UK, WIRED understands. Insiders claim the future of the UK operation, which launched in 2016 to help pioneer Amazon’s global drone delivery efforts, is now uncertain.

Those working on the UK team in the last few years, who spoke on condition of anonymity, describe a project that was “collapsing inwards”, “dysfunctional” and resembled “organised chaos”, run by managers that were “detached from reality” in the years building up to the mass redundancies.

www.wired.co.uk

Coming soon: Google Chrome to no longer show secure website indicators

 

Google Chrome will no longer show whether a site you are visiting is secure and only show when you visit an insecure website.

For years, Google has been making a concerted effort to push websites into using HTTPS to provide a more secure browsing experience.

To further push web developers into only using HTTPS on their sites, Google introduced the protocol as a ranking factor. Those not hosting a secure site got a potentially minor hit in their Google search results rankings.

It has appeared to have worked as according to the 'HTTPS encryption on the web' of Google's Transparency Report, over 90% of all browser connections in Google Chrome currently use an HTTPS connection.

Currently, when you visit a secure site, Google Chrome will display a little locked icon indicating that your communication with the site is encrypted, as shown below:

As most website communication is now secure, Google is testing a new feature that removes the lock icon for secure sites. This feature is available to test in Chrome 93 Beta, and Chrome 94 Canary builds by enabling the 'Omnibox Updated connection security indicators' flag. With this feature enabled, Google Chrome will only display security indicators when the site is not secure.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

What is Google Workspace?

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These are some highlights:

Business email for your domain: Look professional and communicate as you@yourcompany.com. Gmail’s simple features help you build your brand while getting more done.

Access from any location or device: Check emails, share files, edit documents, hold video meetings and more, whether you're at work, at home or on the move. You can pick up where you left off from a computer, tablet or phone.

Enterprise-level management tools: Robust admin settings give you total command over users, devices, security and more.

Sign up using my link and get a free 14-day trial, and message me to get an exclusive discount when you try Google Workspace for your business.

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