The Microsoft AI Assistant That Quietly Runs Up a Bill

You can create a custom AI assistant using Microsoft 365’s Copilot that answers questions about your company documents. However, be cautious of unexpected billing due to different charging methods based on the AI’s capabilities. Choosing an everyday brain can significantly reduce costs, especially for common queries. Proper planning is essential. Continue reading The Microsoft AI Assistant That Quietly Runs Up a Bill

“Make No Mistakes” and Other Things That Don’t Work

There’s a running joke online that the trick to getting good work out of ChatGPT or Claude is to tell it to “make no mistakes.” Sometimes it gets dressed up — “you are a world-class expert, take a deep breath, and make no mistakes” — but the punchline is always the same. Say the magic words and the machine stops being lazy. It’s a good … Continue reading “Make No Mistakes” and Other Things That Don’t Work

Microsoft 365 phishing is spreading through church organisations. Here’s how to spot it.

Over the past week we’ve watched a phishing campaign tear through Sydney’s Christian church networks. It’s clever, it’s working, and your email filter won’t stop it. Here’s why, and what to do. The mechanic An attacker compromises one Microsoft 365 mailbox — usually because someone earlier in the chain fell for a phishing email and handed over their password. Once they’re in, they use the … Continue reading Microsoft 365 phishing is spreading through church organisations. Here’s how to spot it.

Did your AI tooling just make that up?

I used to be able to spot an LLM hallucination a mile away. The writing had a whiff about it — too confident, slightly off-topic, a citation that didn’t quite exist. You’d read it, squint, and go: no, that’s not right. That job is getting harder. Not because the models have stopped making things up. They haven’t. The problem is that they’ve got much better … Continue reading Did your AI tooling just make that up?

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Introducing Lux Imperium: A New Era in Lighting and Venue Infrastructure

Real World Group is excited to unveil Lux Imperium, a dynamic new brand set to redefine lighting, immersive experiences, and venue infrastructure. Lux Imperium integrates and builds upon the renowned capabilities, assets, and expert team formerly operating under SimpleMotion.Lighting. Led by Jono Boer as General Manager, Lux Imperium will continue SimpleMotion.Lighting’s legacy, delivering exceptional lighting solutions, engineering expertise, and innovative immersive experiences across Australia and … Continue reading Introducing Lux Imperium: A New Era in Lighting and Venue Infrastructure

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Enhance Website Speed and Performance with LightSpeed Web Hosting Upgrade

We’re thrilled to announce significant updates to our web hosting platform that will enhance your website’s performance and user experience. We’ve upgraded the base operating system of our hosting platform and switched from Apache to the cutting-edge LightSpeed web hosting software. This change is designed to boost the speed and efficiency of your websites. What’s New? LightSpeed Plugin for WordPress: Users of web hosting applications, … Continue reading Enhance Website Speed and Performance with LightSpeed Web Hosting Upgrade

Real World powers the Tekno Train

If you’re heading out to Vivid Sydney this year, you can’t miss the Tekno Train – an immersive sound and lighting experience. And what makes this even cooler is that it’s infrastructure is powered by the team from Red Globe Productions, our creative production arm. When SimpleMotion.Lighting was first approached to help make this vision a reality, they knew they needed a partner who could … Continue reading Real World powers the Tekno Train

Deprecation of mail relay gateways

Starting February 2024, Real World will be deprecating our mail relay gateways. Mail Relay gateways have provided a convenient method for customers to relay email from devices such as servers, routers, scanners and faxes. As email technologies have progressed over the last 10 years, these devices have often retained legacy settings and configurations. Starting in February 2024, major email providers are changing their mail acceptance … Continue reading Deprecation of mail relay gateways