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Comment: Facebook's departing security chief calls for privacy reforms
Facebook's departing head of security, Alex Stamos, wrote a memo amidst the Cambridge Analytica scandal, calling for Facebook to collect less user data, and re-evaluate the site’s approach to privacy. This memo was published yesterday by BuzzFeed News, here.
£50m investment to upgrade wire rod business
It has been announced by British Steel that there will be the biggest single investment in its manufacturing operations for a decade with a £50m scheme to upgrade its wire rod business.The investment will significantly improve the quality and range of wire rod produced at the company’s headquarters in Scunthorpe, England, enabling it to grow in current markets and enter new ones, inside and outside the UK.
31.5” IPS QHD monitor comes with 75Hz, 5ms GtG
AOC has announced the Q3279VWFD8, a sibling to the 31.5” Q3279VWF, a superb allrounder from the well-received 79 series, which debuted last autumn and received appraisal for its price/performance ratio. The monitor, Q3279VWFD8 uses a different panel type - IPS - rather than the VA panel used in its older brother and boasts a wider colour gamut for increased colour accuracy and therefore more vivid, natural and eye-catching imagery.
Designing AI powered IoT: Thinking outside the app
On 9th August 2018, at Cocoon Networks, Hardware Pioneers introduced Matthew Cockerill, Head of Studio at Swift Creatives’ new branch in London. Cockerill discussed the nature of AI powered IoT from a design perspective, and how being able to think beyond an app has the potential to enhance how we use AI.
Building memories through infrastructure: why it matters
Have you ever experienced that feeling when you had to stop and take a mental picture of your surroundings? When buildings became monuments, when a bridge became the place you met, and arches become childhood landmarks. Regardless of whether you want to preserve that memory or not, you just know, that a piece of this place will always be a part of your life, no matter what. Author: John McNeil, Technical Director, Aurecon
Competition for industry’s 'foggiest' startup
Back by popular demand, and this year featuring a grand prize of $25,000, ‘Fog Tank’ will showcase leading innovators in fog technologies and applications as they take the stage with investors at Fog World Congress on 3rd October.
VR exhibit enables the blind to 'see' masterpieces
'Do NOT touch'. It’s the first rule that we encounter when we enter to any museum. That’s a reasonable rule, as the pieces can be studied and contemplated with just our eyes and touching them can cause damage in the long term.But not all of us can use their eyes to appreciate art, and touching is their only way to examine these pieces of art.
From system design to certification
RTCA DO-178C / EUROCAE ED-12C safety certification is a crucial step for safety-critical avionics software programs, but for many program managers and software leads it still poses significant risk, especially when using multi-core processors. This risk is mainly due to the fact that certification authorities have not yet issued formal guidance or policy on multi-core certification. Guest blog byPaul Parkinson.
MiniMed 670G hybrid closed loop system receives CE Mark
Medtronic has announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the MiniMed 670G hybrid closed loop system - the first and only system to automate and personalise the delivery of basal insulin 24 hours a day. The system is CE Mark approved for the treatment of people with type 1 diabetes 7 years of age and older with ongoing studies to expand the indication to additional patient populations.
CRL's latest batch of aspiring companies to take on the world
Last week saw Mark Patrick visiting London, to once again tap into the buzz of enthusiasm that is currently being generated by the capital’s thriving start-up community.This time it was for the latest Central Research Laboratory (CRL)Demo Day - where the organisation showcased the cohort of tech business ventures that have just recently completed the widely celebrated accelerator program. Guest blog written by Mark Patrick, Mouser Electro...