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three technology trusts that could power you to victory in our £20,000 competition
Technology stocks are very much on Questor’s mind at the moment because we are on the hunt for shares that have the potential to rise dramatically over the next three months for our £20,000 Fantasy Fund Manager game – and the right tech stocks would fit the bill perfectly in this column’s view. This is because …
Why partnerships in technology are key in fighting pandemic: The Standard
OpinionIt has brought to the fore the need for accuracy in data gathering for faster medical response. The current global coronavirus crisis has highlighted the need for efficiency in information management. It has brought to the fore the need for accuracy in data gathering for faster medical response. While looking at the role of technology …
A fifth of Britons breaking lockdown as Dominic Cummings effect takes its toll
Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday as the disease continued to rip through South America’s worst-hit country. Figures released by the health ministry showed a new record of 1,262 deaths in the previous 24 hours, as well as 28,936 new infections. The figures came as some Brazilian states began to emerge from weeks of economically …
New technology is helping battle avalanches near Stewart – Terrace Standard
There are almost 1,400 avalanche paths in British Columbia. This past season, Highway 37A to Stewart was a lot safer thanks to the help of some new technology. One new tool for avalanche control is the automated avalanche detection system (AADS). It just completed its first year in a three-year pilot program on Highway 37A …
Cummings hits back over rule break claiming ‘who cares about good looks’
There are now more than 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa, with a case in every country on the continent, the World Health Organization has confirmed. But cases and mortality rates have not risen at the same speed as they have in other regions of the world, with just 3,100 confirmed deaths on the continent. When confirmed …
Autonomous retail startup Standard Cognition acquires competitor Checkout Technologies – TechCrunch
As cashiers across the country take precautions to limit interactions with customers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to think of a better time for the rollout of an Amazon Go vision of autonomous retail. Standard Cognition CEO Jordan Fisher has been building towards that future for the past several years. His …
China To Introduce EV Wireless Charging Standard Based On WiTricity Technology
WiTricity working closely with China automakers and their Tier 1s suppliers to make EV charging hands-free and as simple as parking your car Watertown, Mass. – May 7, 2020 – WiTricity’s patented technology is foundational to the Chinese national standard (“GuoBiao” or GB standard) for wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging ratified and published by the China …
Five steps to align your technology and business strategies : The Standard
Even businesses that have been slow on the uptake with digital technology have, by necessity, accelerated their digital transformation programmes over the past few weeks. As they adjust to this time of physical distancing, leading organisations are looking at how they can get the new remote working technology they are deploying into lockstep with …
Deaf but not left out of technology : The Standard
Persons living with disabilities face a number of challenges as they go about in their daily activities. The blind may require a helper when moving about while those physically challenged are forced to use their limbs in movement. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to limit the movement of people within the country, most people are …
Technology in health: Bringing aid closer home : The Standard
Say you fell down the stairs as you were leaving work. And at the local clinic, the nurse says they have to figure out if your limbs are broken. You think your arm for sure is, but the nurse says it could be just a fracture. And to truly ascertain, you need an X-ray and …
