5 Employee Engagement Initiatives To Boost Team Performance
A motivated, engaged team that works efficiently towards achieving corporate goals is at the heart of any successful business. Research has shown that an organization's employee engagement level directly correlates to their organizational success and overall productivity – but how do you keep your team motivated? In this blog post, we will delve into five…
Tech Digest daily roundup: UK Government announces more details about emergency alert system
The government has released further details about next week's UK-wide test of an emergency alert system. A message will appear alongside a loud alarm on millions of mobile phones at 3pm on 23 April. The text that will appear has now been revealed - and it will say: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Ford launches hands-free driving on UK motorways
Drivers on Britain’s motorways are being allowed to let go of steering wheels for the first time, after the UK became the first European country to approve a hands-free system. Ford said it has been given the go-ahead by the Government to switch on its BlueCruise self-driving technology. The system is only available on the 2023 Ford…
Kia EV6 made of 350,000 Lego bricks on show at Milan Design Week
‘Brick To The Future’ is an EV6 made exclusively of LEGO bricks to testify that the future of sustainable mobility is built ‘brick by brick’ The 1:1 scale model of the EV6 took more than 800 hours of work and 350,000 LEGO bricks Created for Kia Italy by BrickVision, an Italian company founded by LEGO…
Ford receives regulatory approval for hands-free driving in the UK
Ford becomes the first automaker to introduce “hands-off, eyes-on” advanced driver assistance technology approved for pre-mapped motorways in Great Britain Drivers of 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles can activate subscription for top-rated system that has already enabled 64 million hands-free miles (102 million km) driven in the US and Canada BlueCruise monitors traffic, speed signs…
Tech Digest daily roundup: SpaceX shows how it plans to colonise Mars
Elon Musk has revealed in a short animation clip how he plans to colonise Mars in the next few years. SpaceX released a five-minute animated promotional video on Tuesday, showing how it plans to land humans on Mars using Mr Musk’s Starship spacecraft. The animation, with a space-themed soundtrack, shows what it may look like if a Starship spacecraft landed on Mars…
Businesses face one cyberattack every minute, says Beaming
UK businesses faced an average of one cyber attack every minute in the first three months of 2023, according to a report by Beaming, a business internet service provider. The company’s analysis of malicious web traffic shows that each business experienced 170,508 attempts to breach their online systems, on average, during this period. The level…
Skoda trials ‘smart grille’ and ‘smart lollipop man’ technology
Car-to-pedestrian communications are being trialled by Škoda as part of an urban mobility project Signals on the Enyaq iV’s LED radiator grille alert pedestrians when it’s safe for them to cross, as well as warning when the car is beginning to move off Škoda tests series of different symbols for pedestrians including green arrows and…
Currys reveals top hacks to maintain small appliances
New research shows over half wouldn’t bother to iron if it left marks on their clothes Less than one in five would upgrade their vacuum cleaner if it gave off a ‘funny’ smell Around half of Brits would rather live with messy floors and wear creased clothes than fix home appliances Currys reveals a series…
Ohme becomes official EV charging partner for Audi
Ohme has become the new official charging partner for Audi in the UK. The agreement will see Audi recommend Ohme chargers for all its electrified vehicle sales with an Ohme Home Pro charger in showrooms for customers to view. Ohme’s dynamic smart chargers can connect with the national grid in real-time and automatically adjust its…