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Task scams, or gamified job scams, are fake online jobs where people are told to like posts, rate videos or offer your feedback on products. These jobs often work within a fake application or website that the victim is prompted to download, after...

Getting worried about how to keep your children entertained in the summer holidays? You might want to check out some tech camps. These UK based virtual and residential camps are perfect for wannabee engineers, computer obsessed teens and kids who...

The Hedley Foundation

The Hedley Foundation is a grant giving charity, that supports other charities who are 'operating across the spectrum of social need'. This includes youth support, disabled support, support for the elderly and...

If you’re looking for a way to promote your business in and around the North East, it's time you considered the Good Work Pledge. The Good Work Pledge is an award for businesses in the North East that are providing ‘better...

Have you received an email with an attachment that’s corrupted? Before you fix the file, know that you could be reading a phishing email.

The fake file phishing attack

The scam starts off with an email, often with a legitimate looking email...

X, the website formerly known as Twitter, has been struggling to maintain its daily users since Musk took over. There was a spike in daily users during the US elections on the 5th November 2024, which then was abruptly followed by a huge decrease...

If you’re a sole trader or a landlord, the way that you pay your tax is going to change. Making Tax Digital (MTD) has been slowly rolled out to businesses, and over the next two years, those who are self-employed will be expected...

Flexible Finance Fund

The Flexible Finance Fund is a combination of grant and loan support for Black and Racially Minoritised charities based in England who are improving people's lives, or the environment they live in. Eligible businesses...

QR codes are everywhere; we use them to read the menu at a restaurant, pay for our parking, sign up to a newsletter or sign in to our streaming service. However, the popularity of QR codes now means that scammers are taking advantage. Quishing,...

Tech NExt is back in 2025, bringing together around 3000 attendees for five days of events, workshops and talks about the challenges, opportunities and joys of working in, and with, technology. The festival will run from Monday 16th to...