The Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley IT

Super Charger Network Opening Up To All Globally


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What we've been up to:

  • Podcast brought forward by a few days as Kyle is away on holiday
  • Six learning sessions successfully completed last week by Lauren
  • Google Success Story submitted
  • The dangers of liquorice 

New content:

  • Why You Should Use Out Of Office In Google Calendar
  • How To Setup SPF, DKIM And DMARC In Google Workspace

In The News:

  • The codes helping visually-impaired people shop
    • A new, colourful kind of barcode technology, developed by a Spanish firm, is being adopted for the first time in food packaging in the UK.
    • These colourful ones can be detected at a distance of up to three metres, and in low-light conditions.
  • Robotaxis: have Google and Amazon backed the wrong technology?
    • “There was this general fear that the entire auto industry was going to get taken over by tech — and that totally didn’t happen,” says Austin Russell, chief executive of Luminar, which began as a supplier of visual sensors but now offers a highway autonomy solution for partners such as Volvo
  • Embrace remote work or prepare to lose more than top talent Fast Company
    • Millions—literally millions—of workers out there who just discovered that their jobs can, in fact, be done from anywhere. And they’re determined to keep it that way
    • People are selling up in Home Counties and moving to UK seaside resorts. Many will have no mortgage because of house price differences, this is compelling for people who after a pandemic want to “live life”.
  • Tesla to open up global charging network to other EVs later this year
    • Looks like Europe will be the first continent to open up the Tesla Supercharger network. In Europe, there is a standardised charge port. Everywhere else Tesla uses a proprietary port needing an adapter to be used for non-Tesla cars.
  • 16-Year-Old HP Printer-Driver Bug Impacts Millions of Windows Machines
    • Researchers have released technical details on a high-severity privilege-escalation flaw in HP printer drivers (also used by Samsung and Xerox), which impacts hundreds of millions of Windows machines.
    • Some Windows machines may already have the vulnerable driver without even running a dedicated installation file, researchers warned, since it comes with Microsoft Windows via Windows Update.

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The Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITBy James Kimbley & Kyle Heath