Financial sector IT failings triggers full-scale Government inquiry

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Financial sector IT failings triggers full-scale Government inquiryThe inquiry will examine the ability of financial services institutions such as banks to guard against service disruptions and to put things right in the event that disruptions do occur. Earlier this year, millions of customers were locked out of their Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland accounts. […]

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Self-driving bus service to launch on Scotland’s Forth Bridge in 2020

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Self-driving bus service to launch on Scotland’s Forth Bridge in 2020Described as “a world first”, the UK Government-funded trial will see five autonomous single-deck vehicles running between Edinburgh and Fife, although regulations mean that a driver will remain on board during all journeys. £4.35m of public funding was awarded through Innovate UK with additional investment […]

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New US report says that climate change could cost nearly $500B per year by 2090

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New US report says that climate change could cost nearly $500B per year by 2090A new report from the U.S. government on the impacts of climate change on society indicates that unless action is taken, climatological events could cost the country nearly half a trillion dollars annually by 2090. The National Climate Assessment is a Congressionally […]

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Facebook policy VP Richard Allan to face the international ‘fake news’ grilling that Zuckerberg won’t

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Facebook policy VP Richard Allan to face the international ‘fake news’ grilling that Zuckerberg won’tAn unprecedented international grand committee comprising 22 representatives from seven parliaments will meet in London next week to put questions to Facebook about the online fake news crisis and the social network’s own string of data misuse scandals. But Facebook founder […]

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BlueCargo optimizes stacks of containers for maximum efficiency

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BlueCargo optimizes stacks of containers for maximum efficiencyMeet BlueCargo, a logistics startup focused on seaport terminals. The company was part of Y Combinator’s latest batch and recently raised a $3 million funding round from 1984 Ventures, Green Bay Ventures, Sound Ventures, Kima Ventures and others. If you picture a terminal, chances are you see huge […]

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