Small Business & Startups
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Where Does The Money From Your Electricity Bill Go?
3Every month or quarter a bill comes in from your electricity retailer. While some of that bill can be directly attributable to the volume of electrons that flow into your gadgets, household appliances, lights and other energy-eating devices, a good portion of it has nothing to do with your electricity consumption. As well as electrons,…
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Intel Continues To Struggle Delivering Stable Spectre And Meltdown Fixes
Intel has issued new advice telling customers running certain CPUs to hold back on installing patches for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. With some customers reporting system instability after installing previous fixes, the company is scrambling to deliver reliable patches.
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Amazon Alexa Will Be On Your PC Soon
If you’re not interested in splashing out some cash on one of Amazon’s Alexa devices but want to use the shopping giant’s voice assistant then you’ll be able to install it on your Windows PC. Amazon will be integrating Alexa with Microsoft’s Cortana, with a new app available. While it’s just for US users initially,…
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How Sydney’s Transport System Went Off The Rails
The working year has not got off to a good start for Sydney trains and the New South Wales government. The rail network went into meltdown with chaos at many stations and trains delayed or cancelled. To add to this woe a 24-hour train driver strike (over pay increases) is planned for January 29, when…