GDPR says HMRC must delete five million voice records
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has concluded that HMRC has breached GDPR in the way that it collected the biometric voice records of users and now must delete five million...
New AI feature for Microsoft Word Online to improve your writing
The new ‘Ideas’ feature, an AI-powered editor in the cloud for Microsoft Word, is intended to provide intelligent suggestions to make the writing you do for your hospitality business more...
Half of us don’t check contactless amount
For bar staff who regularly serve customers who have had a few drinks and wave their credit cards vaguely about to pay with contactless card, they wouldn’t be surprised to...
Fingerprint bank card
RBS is reportedly about to hold trials of a new, more secure biometric bank card where customers can use their fingerprint instead of a PIN to verify purchases. April The...
Virgin now making customer hubs into Wi-Fi hotspots
Customer Wi-Fi is becoming an essential offering for hospitality businesses all over London and the South East. If a pub, restaurant, nightclub or hotel can’t offer a reliable Wi-Fi connection...
Does your hospitality business take cash?
Cashless hospitality businesses that only take contactless card payments, such as cafes and bars may be growing in number in major cities but, despite their apparent convenience for their target...
Contactless Card Fraud Has Doubled
If you’re running a hospitality venue like a restaurant or a pub in London or the South East, you’ll know how common contactless card payments have become and probably won’t...
New 1terabyte (yes, 1terabyte) microSD cards launched
Both Micron and Western Digital’s SanDisk brand have announced, at the Mobile World Congress, that they are launching the first 1TB microSD cards. A First Up until now, companies haven’t...
Google live transcribe to help hard of hearing
Google has announced the introduction of its ‘Live Transcribe’ app for Android which allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing to see a live, near real-time written display...
Man fined after hiding from facial recognition cameras
A man was given a public order fine after being stopped by police because he covered his face during a trial of facial recognition cameras in Romford, London. What facial...