The NE555 Timer IC: History, How It Works, and Practical Uses
– If you’ve ever tinkered with electronics—blinking LEDs, simple alarms, tone generators, or DIY projects—there’s a very good chance you’ve met the legendary NE555 timer chip.
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UK Government leads global fight against deepfake threats
– UK Government collaborates with Microsoft and other world leading technology companies to create a framework which will identify gaps in deepfake detection.
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A Brief History of the Raspberry Pi
– When the Raspberry Pi first appeared in 2012, it looked almost like a toy: a small circuit board, bare of any case, priced at around the cost of a textbook. But that humble little computer would go on to reshape how millions of people learn computing.
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Loop AI Raises $14M in its Series A funding round
– Loop AI, the enterprise-grade AI platform purpose-built for the restaurant and retail back office, today announced its $14M Series A funding round.
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What Is an ASN (Autonomous System Number)?
– If you’ve ever dug into how the internet actually works behind the scenes, you’ve probably come across the term ASN, short for Autonomous System Number.
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How robot dogs helping clean up Sellafield nuclear power station
– Sellafield Ltd is now using quadrupedal (four-legged) robots to help speed up decommissioning. This helps improve safety and reduce human exposure to hazardous environments.
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The History of Microsoft Office: From Desktop Software to Cloud Powerhouse
– Microsoft Office is so deeply woven into modern work life that it’s easy to forget it hasn’t always been there.
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BBC to use iPlayer to catch licence fee dodgers
– The BBC in the UK is exploring methods to use iPlayer data to help identify households that may not be paying for a TV licence. The plan would involve linking BBC online accounts to residential addresses, potentially providing TV Licensing with new data to support their enforcement.
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Cambridge supercomputer set to get 6 times more powerful as government backs British AI innovation
– British researchers and tech start-ups will get a major boost to develop the AI tools of the future, as the government injects £36 million to increase the power of one of the UK’s leading supercomputing centres sixfold.
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TikTok finalizes agreement to separate U.S. operations from Chinese parent company
– TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has struck a deal to create a predominantly US-owned joint venture to oversee the platform’s American business, avoiding a ban that could have cut off its 200 million US users.
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