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Cyber security training: the new career that could keep you outside IR35 and ease you into…
IT contractors looking for a varied client base and a way to ease into semi-retirement may consider a career in corporate IT and cyber security training or higher education. However, who you might be training may surprise you, according to…
Is there a future for freelancers on the moon?
The UK Space Agency has announced over £50 million for UK companies to develop communication and navigation services for missions to the Moon. There will be hundreds of moon missions over the next decade. If you haven't heard of the "lunar…
AI photography falling foul as retro cameras make a comeback
AI-generated photography is trending, but younger generations are already getting bored with its perfection, say reports. They're even on the hunt for 1990s digital cameras. Is this a hopeful sign for freelance photographers who thought AI…
Online worker surveillance: are you being watched?
More workers, including contractors, are likely to be watched via their online devices over the next three years, research has found. But monitoring software is backfiring on companies in more ways than one, especially if you download…
What could you do with Fiverr’s new AI tools?
Freelance job site Fiverr has launched its own set of AI tools for freelancers to use to boost their productivity and passive income. One tool allows voiceover artists to generate auditions without having to read a single sentence from a…
Tech layoffs to spur freelancer and startup numbers
Freelancer and startup numbers are likely to rise in 2023, even against the odds
Following a spree of tech industry layoffs, tech talent is back in the jobs market. But those made redundant may be losing faith in the tech titans and be…
Chrome extensions: the risks freelancers need to be aware of
Freelancers and contractors could be using Chrome extensions that are collecting every keystroke they make. Are some freelancers more at risk than others and which extensions could be more prone to malicious wrongdoing?
Freelancers…
Tesla Optimus Robot: what would you programme your Humanoid to do?
Elon Musk revealed two Optimus prototypes at Tesla AI Day 2022, promising to make the robots as quickly as possible, eventually selling millions, which could allow humanoids to become available to the masses.
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Mass layoffs at US tech startups. What does this mean for freelancers on both sides of the Atlantic?
The tech startup space in the United States has been on a downward trend, according to new data coming in from across the pond.
The number of layoffs by tech startups increased eightfold in Q2 2022. Some 170 startups and tech-oriented…
Cybersecurity: can umbrella contractors afford to be as complacent as client staff?
Complacent attitudes among employees towards cybersecurity are putting UK businesses more at risk.
In a survey of 1,500 UK employees, 40% feel that upholding cybersecurity best practices is not their responsibility. So why does more…