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Quantuma Berkshire IT Distributor Westcoast Has Acquired Rival Firm Spire Technology
Spire Technology is a UK trade-only distributor of computer components and peripherals Dorset. From its office in Verwood, Spire offers over 2,500 products, with more than 60 employees. This market position led to growing interest from rival Westcoast Group.
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Dutch Wave Power's Wave Energy Converters Will Provide Clean, Renewable Energy
Dutch Wave Power was founded in 2020 with the stated goal to "fight global warming and reduce CO2 emissions to keep this world safe. In the last four years, the company has developed a 'wave energy converter,'quot; device that consists of a drive line and pendulum system that creates electrical energy when rocked back and forth by ocean waves. Now, with some funding help from the Offshore for Sure project — a group of 15 partners from Flanders and the Netherlands that are
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How to Break Down Siloed Data
Ask-AI is a generative AI software solution that connects to more than 50 enterprise work systems such as Salesforce, Zendesk, Confluence, Jira, Slack, Google Drive, Teams, and other customer or employee communication and knowledge sources. Some HR stakeholders doubt that these technologies will break down data silos that hold sensitive employee information and are often stored in a standalone legacy system walled off from other parts of the business. However, as the cry for more data is heard, analysts have cautiously expressed
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Naval Undersea Wafare Center Chief Technology Officer Jason Gomez
Jason Gomez recently won the 2024 National Defense Industrial Association Undersea Warfare Division’s Vice Adm. Charles B. Martell-David Bushnell Award. The Contender Program is transitioning into a heavyweight torpedo program that will focus on long-range anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capabilities.
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Unlocks a Critical Opportunity to Transform Pakistan's Agri-Food Sector
A farmer uses a newly imported oilseed harvester to harvest canola at a field in Pakistan's eastern Bhakkar district on April 17, 2024. In Pakistan, farmers were left in awe as they witnessed the newly imported oileed harvesters from China efficiently and briskly carrying out their tasks. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a corridor linking the Gwadar Port in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province with Kashgar in
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Samsung V-NAND: Industry-leading Bit Density With About 50% Increase Compared to Previous Generation
Samsung has begun mass production for its one-terabit (Tb) triple-level cell (TLC) 9th-generation vertical NAND (V-NAND), solidifying its leadership in the NAND flash market. Samsung’s advanced “channel hole etching” technology showcases the company’s leadership in process capabilities. This technology creates electron pathways by stacking mold layers and maximizes fabrication productivity as it enables simultaneous drilling of the industry’s highest cell layer count.
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PlanTech for a Climate Resilient Planning System
PlanTech Partnership has released two white papers on the role technology can play in improving Australia’s urban planning system and fortifying the nation’s path towards a climate-resilient future. The papers make a strong case for change, coordination and investment, and detail specific opportunities for using planning to achieve climate resilience in Australia.
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Martin Air Cannons - 50 Years of Innovation
Martin Engineering launched the world’s first low-pressure pneumatic air cannon in 1974. It was designed to dislodge stubborn material stuck to the inside walls of hoppers and silos by firing precisely timed bursts of compressed air. By the 1980s Martin Engineering had developed an extreme heat and velocity version of the Big Blaster, the XHV, with an all-metal construction capable of withstanding the harshest of conditions.
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ACER Finalist in the 2022 International e-Assessment Awards
ACER’s selection centres on a significant enhancement of its software system Maple to help deliver one of the world’s largest education evaluations. PISA is conducted every 3 years, and the findings are known to influence countries’ education policies as they learn from others’ success. In 2025, more than 90 countries will take part.
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TikTok - What Does It Know About You?
EL PAS investigated which of your data TikTok collects, how you can request a copy, and what can be done to stop it from collecting certain types of information. In a so-called “profile” the company compiles all data that the user supplies upon opening their account, from date of birth to user name, email address, telephone number, password, biography and profile photo. The company says it saves this data to be able to show users videos that will interest them, guarantee the security and
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