This week’s articles include information about the EU’s Digital Services Act, the importance of project plans, how you can start to implement automation in your organisation, and how AI can be used in the early detection of Parkinson’s. As always, {n}.bora will be happy to give advice on any of the business or technological topics raised.  Business News: This Business Insider article looks at the reasons why Mexico – rather than China – is the US’s new leading trade partner:  https://www.businessinsider.com/mexico-overtook-china-us-top-trade-partner-supply-chain-economy-2023-8?r=US&IR=T Technology News:  This article from The Next Web looks at the EU’s Digital Service Act, giving big tech companies key obligations such as removing illegal content and empowering users:  https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-digital-services-act-changes-content-rules-for-big-tech This article from TechCrunch looks at how IBM are using AI to translate one of the oldest programming language...

Part 1: What is a Project Management Methodology?  Just like there are multiple ways of creating an image (such as painting on a canvas or taking a photo) or cooking a meal, there are multiple ways of managing a project. This is because not all projects are the same and will need to be managed in different ways: let’s say you are managing a software development project which will have changing requirements throughout as the client realises they want more features. If you had planned the project so that each phase of the project had strict deadlines and requirements and would follow the previous phase, you would likely find that this project likely wouldn’t meet these (as the team is saddled with more work) causing you to run into trouble. This means that, although this form of management is suited to certain projects (such as construction projects), this project likely needs to be managed in a different way.     It’s this that has led to the development of the hundreds if...

Highlights from this week’s articles involve an explanation of green coding, how websites can prevent their text from being used to train ChatGPT, and how AI is being used to monitor British wildlife levels. As always, if you want advice and support with any of the topics raised, get in touch with us and we will be more than happy to help you.   Business News: This article from Business Insider discusses how many organisations (such as leading firms like IBM and Google) are no longer requiring applicants to have a college (university) degree, rather focussing on skills and experience:   https://www.businessinsider.com/job-adverts-dont-require-degree-increased-report-2023-8 This article from BBC News reports that retail sales dropped in July, partly due to both the cost of living crisis and the unusually wet weather:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66536000?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA   Technology News: The US White House has announced the AI Cyber Chal...

This week’s articles include an analysis of the Electoral Commission’s response to their data leak, how small businesses can start to incorporate digital marketing, and the best alternatives to ChatGPT.   As always, if you want advice or support on any of the topics, get in touch and we will be more than happy to help you.   Business News: This BBC News article reports on rising prices driving decreasing  spending power across many regions of the UK:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66436792?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA Technology News: This TechCrunch article analyses the Electoral Commission’s statement regarding the data leak involving the data of millions of people:  https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/09/parsing-uk-electoral-commission-cyberattack/ Advice: This article from Entrepreneur looks at how small businesses can incorporate online marketing, following one businesses success as it did just that:  https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing...

The articles for this week include the most recent news in the US and China’s semiconductor trade war, explanations of Kanban graphics cards, and using AI in cancer screening. Read on to find out more. If you want advice on how any of these topics may impact your organisation, get in touch and we will be more than happy to have a chat. Business News: Last Thursday, the Bank of England raised UK interest rates again, reaching a fifteen year high. This BBC News article has more information:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66384289 Technology News: This BBC News article reports that, as part of the ongoing semiconductor war with the US, China has banned exports of the key metals gallium and germanium:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66118831?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA Advice: This article from the Digital Project Manager gives examples of and explains Kanban project management:  https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/projects/pm-methodology/kanban-examples...