38 01732 759725 TECHDIGEST ...continued Blenheim Palace changing how we listen to British wildlife Blenheim Palace is providing schools, citizen scientists, ecologists and researchers around the world with free access to an open source wildlife monitoring platform developed by the Innovation team at the UNESCO World Heritage Site that has been home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705. The BioAcoustic Stream Engine (BASE) wildlife monitoring system can identify birdsong, the calls of bats, the hum of bees, even the sounds of life beneath the soil picked up by microphones placed in the landscape. It feeds live data into a public dashboard that anyone can access and explore. The project is part of Blenheim Palace’s wider innovation programme, which uses the 12,000 acre estate as a testbed for technology in heritage, sustainability and land management. BASE brings together several scientificgrade tools in a single engine that anyone can run, including BirdNET from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Chemnitz University of Technology; BatDetect2 from researchers at UCL; BuzzDetect; and Blenheim Palace’s own models trained on grasshopper and bush cricket recordings shared by ecology groups. https://blenheiminnovation.github.io/ … Sophos Fusion marks conclusion of Securworks acquisition Sophos has completed its Secureworks integration with the launch of Sophos Fusion, an evolution of Sophos Central rebuilt on one open architecture incorporating Secureworks Taegis analytics. Built to deliver a coordinated response to AI-era threats, it unites endpoint protection, EDR, XDR, next-gen SIEM, identity threat detection and response, MDR, network security, email, cloud and advisory services as one defence system. More than 500 third-party integrations feed the same shared data layer, so an organisation’s existing endpoint, firewall and identity tools operate as part of the system alongside Sophos defence and protection. Agentic AI connects every control point across the whole environment, so data and actions from each tool are synchronised. An emerging category in the industry, cybersecurity defence systems like Sophos Fusion provide a single, open architecture where every control point, service, data source and analyst operates as one, whether the control point is native or third-party. Key features include: one shared context lake, with every signal from every control point flowing into a single data layer in real time; synchronised security, where a detection on one control point triggers coordinated action across others; and agentic autonomy with human governance. www.sophos.com … Both sides now Philips is bringing new possibilities to customerfacing environments and space constrained workplaces with the launch of a dual-sided business monitor. The 24B2D5300 has two Full HD 23.8in screens, one on each side. Each can be connected to its own independent device via USB-C or HDMI, allowing two users to work simultaneously on separate input sources. Alternatively, the screens can show material from the same input source, either via DualView, which mirrors or extends the primary display, or via SmartView, which allows content to be split into two virtual sections from a single device input. Both options give users full control over who sees what. In a customer-facing application the business side might show confidential information, while the customer-facing screen presents purchase details. A 180-degree swivel in the base makes it possible to share either screen at any time. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bl346XX89Hc … Exclaimer helping MSPs to introduce email signature services Exclaimer, a global leader in email signature management, has announced the launch of MSP Connect as part of a channel-first growth strategy to increase the proportion of partnerderived annual recurring revenue from its current level of 30%. The new programme gives MSPs one centrally managed service for provisioning, managing and growing email signature services across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments, removing the time-consuming task of updating signatures user by user or device by device. The programme enables MSPs to add a recurring service to existing Microsoft 365 and managed services relationships without introducing a complex deployment or support burden. Partners can generate licence margin, bundle Exclaimer into broader managed service packages and build additional revenue through signature design, deployment and ongoing management. Key features include consumption-based billing; a redesigned self-service portal for centralised provisioning; and native integrations with ConnectWise, Kaseya and Microsoft Marketplace. https://exclaimer.com/campaigns/mspconnect-partner-recruit/ … Lava Mobiles expands into UK Lava International Limited, India’s leading mobile and accessories brand in the budget and midpremium segments, has entered the UK market in partnership with Amazon, with the launch of its flagship smartphone, the Lava AGNI 4N. Sunil Raina, Managing Director of Lava International Limited, said: “Our entry into the UK market marks a defining step in Lava’s journey from being a leading Indian brand to a global technology challenger. We see tremendous potential in bringing our innovation-led, valuedriven smartphones to evolved markets like the UK. Our vision is clear: to make Indian technologies not just compete with but inspire global brands.” DEScycle boosts UK critical minerals processing capacity British start-up DEScycle has completed the first operational deployment of its distributed metals processing infrastructure at a demonstration plant at Wilton Centre in Teesside. The facility will demonstrate how critical and precious metals can be recovered from complex electronic waste closer to where materials are generated, rather than being exported and processed overseas. The UK Government’s Critical Minerals Strategy has a target for recycling to meet 20% of annual UK critical mineral demand by 2035. The plant is capable of processing 50‑100 tonnes of material annually during the demonstration phase and will support DEScycle’s transition from pilot operations to repeatable commercial deployment. Initial operations will focus on processing printed circuit boards and other complex electronic feedstocks supplied through DEScycle’s UK joint venture partner GAP Group. The first products produced at the facility will be gold, copper, silver and palladium. DEScycle is also developing recovery capabilities for tin, iron and aluminium. Leo Howden, CEO at DEScycle, said: “This facility is the first operational blueprint for DEScycle’s distributed metals processing model. It allows us to prove the platform in an industrial environment, generate the data needed for commercial deployment. At a time when critical minerals are urgently needed for AI, electrification and advanced manufacturing, we believe the UK has an opportunity to lead in a new model of metals processing.” descycle.com (l-r) Fred White, Ben Houchen, Leo Howden, Anna Turley and Rob Harris
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