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Staying Productive at Home: The Reality of Remote Working
I have been remote working as a Software Engineer since 2023, and have never held a fully in-person full time role. Consequently I have developed as a professional in a very different setting to my peers and even my parents, and I find it very interesting to think about how Work From Home (WFH) culture
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The WannaCry Ransomware Attack Explained
WannaCry was a crypto ransomware worm that affected an estimated 230,000 Microsoft Windows systems globally in 2017. A ransomware attack works by encrypting a system’s files and/or system and withholding access until the system owner pays a ransom, usually in the form of a cryptocurrency exchange, though there is no certainty that an attacker may
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Remote working unpacked: “What do you mean your company sent you abroad?”
If you have ever wondered what goes on when your friends say that they’re going on a “Business trip” abroad, then allow me to spill the beans 🫘. For those of you who attend Canonical’s 2025 Frankfurt Engineering Sprint, here I am to help you live it all over again. Let’s recap, shall we? My
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The Black Tech Achievement Awards 2025 – Nkeiruka Whenu
I’m not sure whether last week Friday was real or not… ✨ On Friday the 21st of March, I had the pleasure of attending the Black Tech Achievement Awards as a finalist for the Inspirational Woman of the Year category, and this black-tie event did not disappoint 💃🏽! My preparation for the event began more
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Nkeiruka Whenu – Black Tech Achievement Award Nominee
Yesterday, I found out through an unusually high influx of LinkedIn notifications, that I had been selected as a Finalist for the Black Tech Achievement Awards as an Inspirational Woman of the Year 🎉. To be honest– I burst into tears 🙈. The hashtag#BTAAwards are such an astounding recognition that I feel incredibly validated to
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Drones will soon decide who to kill – Who will be responsible for the actions of autonomous drones?
Drones will soon decide who to kill – Will AI researchers or practitioners become responsible for the actions of autonomous drones? Trigger Warnings: War, Military, Autonomous machines, Artificial Intelligence and human expiration. A key quote from Peter Lee‘s 2018 article that kicked my cognition gears into action, was “Take out the human and you also