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New Columbus insurer Branch built for speed, thanks to technology – Business – The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus has a new insurance company with a focus on providing fast quotes for consumers bundling auto and home policies. Branch says its technology gives it an edge over other insurers. First was Root. Now, there is Branch. Three years after Downtown Columbus-based insurer Root started offering coverage only for good drivers, Branch has launched …
New Tap Technology Lets Loudoun Brewery Increase Speed Of Service
ASHBURN, VA — Lost Rhino Brewing Co., one of the first craft breweries in Northern Virgnia, is partnering with Sestra, a smart beverage dispensing technology, to integrate Sestra’s TapWise system into the brewery’s Ashburn tasting room. Lost Rhino’s 16-line long draw draft beer system was easily retrofitted with TapWise technology, the brewery said. The technology …
TECHNOLOGY: Rolling out Singapore 5G networks – speed is of the essence, Tech News & Top Stories
Next year, Singapore will issue licences to operate up to four 5G networks, instead of the two initially planned for, as it takes bolder steps to embrace a technology believed to be crucial to the nation’s economic growth. All four networks can be rolled out by next year to provide spot coverage, although nationwide coverage …
Pelosi announces full speed ahead with articles of impeachment against Trump
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced on Thursday she is asking the House Judiciary Committee to proceed with drafting articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, saying “the president leaves us no choice but to act.” Pelosi said in a statement at the Capitol that the facts of Trump’s alleged wrongdoing involving Ukraine …
Best Buy Using New Technology That Helps Speed up Online Orders
Best Buy is utilizing new technology to use less waste and speed up the processing time for online orders. This is especially important with the holidays around the corner! Using this new technology, WCCO writes that “when an order is processed, a scanner takes a 3D image, then cuts cardboard to the exact size it …
Renewable energy: Rise in global wind speed to boost green power
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rising winds are boosting energy production from turbines A new study suggests that global wind speeds have increased substantially since 2010 after decades of decline. Scientists say they believe that changes in the patterns of ocean and atmospheric circulation are behind the rise. The researchers say the discovery is …
Motorists breaking speed limits by more than 30km/h could face prosecution
Motorists caught exceeding a speed limit by more than 30km/h would face prosecution in the courts and a €2,000 fine under a proposed law. Minister for Transport Shane Ross is to ask the Cabinet to approve revised plans to introduce graduated speeding penalties. He was met with opposition from Fine Gael colleagues and concerns from …
Spokane County plans to use new technology to speed up election-counting process next year
Ten days after Election Day, Spokane County elections staff are still painstakingly counting and re-creating by hand the thousands of ballots that had stray pen marks, changes of mind, and other irregularities and damage. But this is the last year they’ll have to go through this slow, laborious process. The county has purchased new technology …
Bloodhound land speed racer blasts to 628mph
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch how the Bloodhound supercar gets off the line Bloodhound has now joined the exclusive club of land speed racers that have gone faster than 600mph (965km/h). Running across its dry lakebed track on Saturday, the British car’s GPS sensors clocked 628mph (1,010km/h). Only six vehicles in …
Netherlands forced to slash speed limit to reduce emissions
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The current motorway speed limit is 130km/h although a lower limit can apply at various times and places The daytime speed limit on Dutch roads is to be cut to 100km/h (62mph) in a bid to tackle a nitrogen oxide pollution crisis, according to cabinet sources widely quoted by …
