Travellers to break ground on $700M Mactan, Boracay casinos in 2026: CEO | AGB Summary Travellers International Hotel Group, the leisure arm of Andrew Tan’s Alliance Global Group (AGI), has announced plans to start construction in 2026 on two new casino resorts totalling $700 million. The developments comprise a $400 million Mactan World Resorts in […]
Musk, Ellison, Zuck worth $1 trillion, rival Buffett’s Berkshire value Summary The three richest people in the world — Elon Musk, Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg — have a combined net worth of about $1.03 trillion, roughly on a par with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (around $1.07 trillion market capitalisation). The group totals Musk with […]
We moved from NYC to a coastal town on the East Coast; life is better Summary Alexa Mellardo recounts leaving her cramped New York City apartment in her late 20s and moving with her partner to Greenwich, Connecticut. They bought a three-bedroom, two-bath fixer-upper about 40 minutes by train from NYC and spent a year […]
What Is a Contact Center? Types, Software & KPIs for 2025 Summary This guide explains how the contact centre has evolved from voice-only call handling into an omnichannel hub that unifies voice, chat, messaging, email and video. It covers the differences between call centres and modern contact centres, outlines the main types of deployment models […]
Getting your organisation ready for Windows 11 upgrade before Autumn 2025 Summary The NCSC (Josh D) reminds organisations that Windows 10 reaches end of life on 14 October 2025 and urges firms to prioritise upgrading to Windows 11. The centre has published updated configuration packs to simplify deployment of secure baselines. Key barriers to migration […]
‘NCSC Cyber Series’ podcast now available Summary The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched a new podcast series, ‘NCSC Cyber Series’. All five episodes are available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and via an RSS feed. Each episode features NCSC experts and external guests discussing key cyber security topics including ransomware, artificial intelligence, cyber […]
Incidents impacting retailers – recommendations from the NCSC Summary The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) outlines recent cyber incidents affecting the retail sector and issues clear, practical recommendations to reduce harm. The blog — authored by Jonathon Ellison and Ollie Whitehouse — highlights that ransomware and extortion remain pervasive, that attackers are using professionalised “ransomware […]
Active Cyber Defence (ACD) – The Third Year Summary The National Cyber Security Centre’s Active Cyber Defence (ACD) third annual report covers activity during 2019 and explains how the programme reduced common online harms at scale. The report summarises progress across existing services and introduces newer work from 2019, with evidence of impact and transparency […]
Active Cyber Defence (ACD) – the fourth year Summary The NCSC’s ACD year four report reviews the programme’s work during 2020, under the theme “How can we use it to help…”. It explains how ACD tools and services were adapted to support the rapid shift to home working, to protect the health and retail sectors […]
What is an antivirus product? Do I need one? Summary An antivirus product is software that detects, isolates and removes viruses and other malicious software (malware) from your computer or laptop. Malware can arrive via dodgy email attachments, compromised websites, USB drives or other removable media, and can steal, encrypt or erase your data. Modern […]
