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Tencent gains approval to sell mutual funds to WeChat users | Tencent has been granted a licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to sell third-party mutual funds directly. The development will allow the company to make better use of its popular messaging app WeChat to sell investment products, analysts have noted. WeChat has close to one billion users. The firm wi... | http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2126876/tencent-granted-licence-sell-mutual-funds | 2018-01-04 11:49:58.900000 | Traditional finance houses now being seriously challenged in the wealth management market by emerging internet financial companies |
India testing blockchains in education, health, corruption fight | India is testing blockchain applications in education, health and agriculture, among other sectors of the economy, and is working on a proof-of-concept platform, according to an anonymous senior government official. Government think tank Niti Aayog co-hosted a blockchain hackathon alongside start-up Proffer in November... | https://www.vccircle.com/niti-aayog-explores-blockchain-usage-in-education-health-and-agriculture/ | 2018-01-04 11:33:08.257000 | Niti Aayog explores blockchain usage in education, health and agriculture
The Indian government's policy think tank, Niti Aayog, is testing waters to employ blockchain technology in education, health and agriculture, several media reports stated.
The top government think tank is developing a proof of concept to take ... |
Higher living wage risks robot takeover of low-paid jobs: report | The UK Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that a higher National Living Wage brings with it the possibility of more jobs being automated, as employers look to keep costs down. The current £7.50 ($10.18) hourly rate is set to rise to £7.83 in April and could rise to £8.56 by 2020. IFS research economist Agnes Norri... | https://news.sky.com/story/ifs-living-wage-increases-are-automation-threat-to-jobs-11194890 | 2018-01-04 11:32:10.223000 | Increases in minimum wage levels risk raising the pace of mechanisation in the workplace, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
A report for the economic think tank urges "extremely careful" monitoring of wage rates over the coming years as statutory pay goes up and employers look to cut costs.
The Nat... |
Regus WeWork may seek stock-market flotation this year | Co-working start-up WeWork may go public this year after its valuation rose to $21bn from $18bn in 2017. WeWork acquired a number of smaller companies in the past year, including Meetup and Spacemob, and also bought the former Lord & Taylor building on New York's Fifth Avenue for $850m to serve as its headquarters. Co-... | https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/01/03/will-wework-stock-go-public-in-2018.aspx | 2018-01-04 11:31:59.617000 | Depending on whom you ask, WeWork is either a brilliant company that is re-imagining office space and the modern workplace, or a glorified, overvalued real estate play with no sustainable competitive advantage.
One thing is clear: The start-up is making waves in the business world and real estate market as it now comm... |
AMD poised to gain market share as Intel pounded by chip flaws | Intel has seen more than $11bn wiped off its market value following a report by The Register of two vulnerabilities in its microprocessors that could lead malware to stored password data. In contrast, shares in rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose 10% after the company said there was a "near zero risk of exploitatio... | https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/05/amd-is-big-winner-from-chip-flaw-fiasco.html | 2018-01-04 11:17:13.277000 | AMD is big winner from chip flaw fiasco as more than $11 billion in Intel stock value is wiped out 11:43 AM ET Fri, 5 Jan 2018 | 00:43
Investors are piling into AMD shares and selling Intel stock after major chip security vulnerabilities were revealed earlier this week, and it totally makes sense.
Enterprises will li... |
Demand for cyber coverage rises 50% in India | Demand for cyber insurance among Indian companies has spiked by roughly 50%, with around 250 top companies opting for coverage. Indian underwriters reportedly began offering such policies only three years ago. Increased popularity of this type of insurance comes following a 2017 hack on public-sector lender Union Bank ... | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/insure/demand-for-cyber-cover-jumps-50/articleshow/62360112.cms | 2018-01-04 11:10:54.450000 | MUMBAI: About 250 companies, including some of the top staterun banks , have bought cyber insurance cover, which is 50% more than what was sold in the past year. With rising attacks, insurers expect robust future demand for cyber risk insurance in India.Today, cyber risk is the most discussed risk topic-area in board r... |
Terror insurance spending up four-fold in UK public sector | The UK's public sector has increased its spending on insurance against terrorist attacks four-fold over the past 12 months. Roughly £56m ($76m) of contracts included terrorism coverage were underwritten in 2017, up from £14m in 2016. Recent attacks are said to have caused less physical damage than previous incidents. B... | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/01/02/public-sector-quadruples-spending-terror-insurance/ | 2018-01-04 11:09:15.640000 | null |
Land values for logistics and data centre hubs doubled in 2017 | The average price for large industrial plots of land of between 50 and 100 acres doubled last year from $50,000 to $100,000 per acre, thanks to increased demand for data hubs and distribution centres, according to a survey by CBRE. In an examination of 10 US markets, plots of between five and 10 acres, suitable for "la... | https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/02/internet-giants-fuel-warehouse-demand-as-industrial-land-prices-surge.html?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3Bw%2B4z9KvYQU6glzxbgyCA%2Bg%3D%3D | 2018-01-04 10:59:01.237000 | A worker pulls carts full of customer orders along the floor inside the million-square foot Amazon distribution warehouse that opened last fall in Fall River, MA.
Land fit for future fulfillment centers for the likes of Amazon and Walmart saw huge spikes in prices last year, according to real estate services firm CBRE... |
Regus Birmingham breaks 1 million sq ft office take-up for first time | Office take-up in Birmingham during 2017 broke the one million sq ft barrier for the first time, in spite of a slow first half to the year, according to data from the city's Office Market Forum. The year saw a total of 130 deals and beating the previous record of 970,458 sq ft in 2015. The figures were given a fillip b... | http://www.commercialnewsmedia.com/archives/69509 | 2018-01-04 10:25:48.097000 | Office take up in quarter four, 2017 in the central Birmingham office market totalled 354,530 sq ft in 49 deals as scheduled in the table below, compiled by the Birmingham Office Market Forum.
When added to the 81 deals totalling 650,542 sq ft recorded in the first three quarters of the year, the 2017 year-end total t... |
UK insurers may cover health claims based on chatbot diagnosis | Machine learning chatbots – such as Ada, which helps UK residents make preliminary assessments about their health – could lead to insurance companies offering coverage for virtual consultations. Industry insiders have suggested that a chatbot's ability to personalise consultations makes them less likely to make mistake... | https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/03/insurers-in-the-uk-could-be-the-first-to-cover-chatbot-consultations/ | 2018-01-04 10:14:10.870000 | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More
People use chatbots to find homes, interact with their favorite brands, and schedule appointments. Many consumers are onboard with using chatbots to gather instant, personalized... |
ETF shop Reality Shares adds blockchain experts to advisory board | Asset management company Reality Shares Advisors has appointed six blockchain and cryptocurrency executives to its advisory board to "infuse its investment products and decisions with the knowledge and research of credible thought leaders", according to CEO Eric Ervin. The appointees include Jeff Garzik, the CEO of blo... | https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/01/126604-california-asset-management-firm-reality-shares-announces-advisory-board-consisted-six-blockchain-cryptocurrency-executives/ | 2018-01-04 09:18:37.177000 | California-based asset management firm Reality Share Advisors announced on Wednesday its advisory board now includes six blockchain and cryptocurrency executives. The members are the following:
Erik Voorhees: The founder of Coinapult and CEO of ShapeShift.
The founder of Coinapult and CEO of ShapeShift. Dr. Garrick H... |
General Motors sales surge in China as US registers declines | Surging sales of General Motors cars in China meant the company sold 70% more vehicles there than in the US in November. China sales rose 13.1% last month, YoY, to 491,702 vehicles, having jumped 13% in November. US sales fell 3.3% to 245,387 last month after a 3% decline in November. The most popular GM brand in China... | http://www.businessinsider.com/gms-business-is-booming-in-china-2017-12/?IR=T&mc_cid=28d3be2ef0&mc_eid=a37072368a | 2018-01-04 08:18:54.380000 | General Motors sells 70% more cars in China than in the US.
China's auto market growth has outpaced the US in the last decade, but is slowing.
In China, General Motors is hot. In November, its 10 joint ventures and two wholly-owned foreign enterprises sold 418,225 new vehicles in China, up 13% from a year ago. It w... |
Ocean dead zones have quadrupled in size since 1950 | Ocean dead zones, which contain no oxygen, have become four times larger since 1950, while the number of areas with very low oxygen close to coasts has increased tenfold, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these areas. Most marine species cannot exist in such conditions, and the continuation of such trend... | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/04/oceans-suffocating-dead-zones-oxygen-starved | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 | Ocean dead zones with zero oxygen have quadrupled in size since 1950, scientists have warned, while the number of very low oxygen sites near coasts have multiplied tenfold. Most sea creatures cannot survive in these zones and current trends would lead to mass extinction in the long run, risking dire consequences for th... |
US public divided on online abuse: Pew | The US public is divided over whether certain behaviours can be categorised as online harassment, according to a new survey by Pew. Although most respondents agreed that direct personal threats constituted harassment, opinion differed as to whether unkind messages, or the public sharing of a private conversation, met t... | http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/01/04/crossing-the-line-what-counts-as-online-harassment/ | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 | Pew Research Center surveys have found that online harassment is a common phenomenon in the digital lives of many Americans, and that a majority of Americans feel harassment online is a major problem. Even so, there is considerable debate over what online harassment actually means in practice.
In an effort to examine ... |
Kremlin may investigate failings in Russia's space programme | The Kremlin is considering an official inquiry into problems in Russia's space programme. A failed launch from the country's new facility in the Far East in November led to the loss of a Russian weather satellite and nearly 20 micro-satellites from other countries, while communication links with a Russian-built communi... | https://tsarizm.com/news/2018/01/02/kremlin-looks-probe-russian-space-industry-failures/ | 2018-01-03 18:06:51.693000 |
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A spat of recent failures in Russia’s space industry has caused the Kremlin to consider an official probe of problems in the sector. Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said this week that authorities warrant a thorough analysis of the situation in the space industry, reported Associated Press.
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Frail Patients Losing Access To Dental House Calls | Recent policy changes in California has endangered the dental care of a rising number of patients who are unable to receive dental care as they are too frail to leave their nursing homes. The state has slashed payments to dental care providers and hygienists and created a cumbersome preauthorization process which is hi... | https://khn.org/news/frail-patients-losing-access-to-dental-house-calls/ | 2018-01-03 17:37:23.147000 | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Devon Rising shakes his head and tries to cover his face with his hands. It’s time to get his few remaining teeth cleaned, and he fusses for a bit.
Gita Aminloo, his dental hygienist, tries to calm him by singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” the classic children’s song.
Rising, 42, is mentally disa... |
One change to dental care that could save lives, money | Poor dental health affects tens of millions of Americans with 63 million live in places described as dental shortage areas; suffering from decaying teeth, toothaches and chronic dental pains. Not only does this lead to general suffering, from an economic stance work productivity is damaged across all age ranges. Moreov... | http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-dental-therapists-dentists-teeth-health-care-0103-20180102-story.html | 2018-01-03 17:34:08.853000 | Tens of millions of Americans have decaying teeth, frequent toothaches and chronic dental pain. The result can be lost work productivity, missed school days and outright suffering. Many of those people — adults and children — lack access to the dental care that could help them.
Fortunately, states are beginning to emb... |
States Look To Create Own Individual Mandates In Wake Of GOP Tax Bill | Following on from the Republican tax bill, several Democratic-led states are looking to implement state-level individual mandates to overcome bare counties and the prospect of failing risk pools. California, Connecticut, New York, Maryland and Washington State, are all considering the move when their state legislatures... | https://insidehealthpolicy.com/daily-news/states-look-create-own-individual-mandates-wake-gop-tax-bill | 2018-01-03 17:32:41.667000 | Updated Story Several Democratic-led states are looking to implement state-level individual mandates for insurance coverage in an effort to reduce the prominence of bare counties and failing risk pools due to the end of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in 2019 and other instabilities surround the law. Calif... |
Scripps Health reorganization to include layoffs | The San Diego-based non-profit health care system Scripps Health is set to pursue layoffs in a restructuring process in 2018. Scripps missed its annual budget by $20 million and intends to target lower costs and a greater dependence on caring for patients outside of its hospitals. The company’s CEO, Chris Van Gorder, r... | http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/sd-no-scripps-regroups-20171219-story.html | 2018-01-03 17:32:04.877000 | Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest is among the facilities affected by a reorganization plan underway at parent company Scripps Health.
Though it has billions in the bank, Scripps Health will pursue layoffs in 2018 as part of a reorganization strategy that emphasizes lower costs and greater reliance on caring for pat... |
Millennials aspire to own homes despite pessimism over chances | A majority of millennials anticipate they will own a home in the future despite being pessimistic about their overall prospects. A recent survey commissioned by the Bank of England found that 52% of under-35s expect to buy a home at some point in the future, 24% expect never to buy and 25% are unsure. Purchase costs, s... | http://www.resolutionfoundation.org/media/blog/time-for-some-housing-honesty/ | 2018-01-03 17:04:12.677000 | The return to work after Christmas is never easy. Unless you’re an estate agent: they love January. Following the pre-Christmas lull, families rush back into wanting to buy and sell their houses (helped in part by the traditional post-festivity spike in family breakdown). But for an increasing number of us, house hunti... |
Louisiana named best place to mine bitcoin in the US | A new study has named Louisiana as the cheapest state in the US in which to mine bitcoin. Electrical supply company Crescent Electric based its calculation on the cost of electricity in each state, the power requirements of the equipment needed, and the average length of time taken to mine a token. This produced a figu... | https://cointelegraph.com/news/mining-bitcoin-in-the-us-best-do-it-in-louisiana-study-says | 2018-01-03 16:20:27.840000 | Electrical supply company Crescent Electric (CESCO) study reveals that the state of Louisiana is the cheapest state in the US to mine Bitcoin.
Digital currency mining requires a lot of electric power and the power rates differ in every state.
Based on CESCO’s latest study of the cost of cryptocurrency mining across t... |
Transparency and data are key to commercial property: tech leader | The commercial property market will become more reliant on data and more transparent, according to the global head of product at Swedish company Datscha, Magnus Svantegård, who was one of the founding employees of the commercial property company over 20 years ago. He said the current handling of properties as investmen... | http://www.metaprop.org/innovation-conversations-all/2017/12/27/magnus-svantegrd-global-gpo-at-stronghold?platform=hootsuite | 2018-01-03 16:05:40.137000 | First of all, my role is the Global Head of Product at Datscha (I was one of the founding employees.) working with everything from strategy and business development down to what bugs [we should focus on] in the upcoming sprint. Datscha has been around for 20-plus years, but we still keep a very outspoken startup mental... |
Agents offered AI-backed app to identify, predict property trends | An app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify property-market trends and predict future changes is being offered to agents by Houseprice.ai. The Horizon app uses pricing data from the past 20 years to teach itself local property trends and quickly provide valuation reports and forecasts. Houseprice.ai CEO E... | http://www.propertyindustryeye.com/the-robot-valuer-agents-offered-articifical-intelligence-app-offering-instant-property-valuations/ | 2018-01-03 15:56:31.957000 | Post navigation
Agents are being offered a new property valuation tool that claims to be different to others by using artificial intelligence to pick up trends and make predictions for the future.
Houseprice.ai has been testing an app called Horizon since August for agents, property developers and mortgage lenders th... |
Fluenta's new gauges measure gas at extreme temperatures | Fluenta has launched two ultrasonic flow transducers that enable measurement of gas flow in extremely high and low temperatures. The high-temperature transducer measures gas up to 250C, while the cryogenic transducer functions down to minus 200C, targeting the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. The sensors can work in... | https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/product-news/28122017/fluenta-launches-new-ultrasonic-flow-transducers/ | 2018-01-03 15:20:05.370000 | Fluenta has announced the launch of its new range of ultrasonic flow transducers. The two new transducers enable ultrasonic measurement of gas flow in highly challenging environments. Accurate measurement of gas flow at all temperatures.
A new high-temperature transducer to measure gas flow processes at up to +250°C, ... |
Tesla Model 3 sets electric vehicle Cannonball Run record | One of the first Tesla Model 3 customer cars has set a new record for the Cannonball Run in an electric vehicle. The car made the trip from Redondo Beach, California to New York City, a total journey mileage of 2,860 miles, in 50 hours and 16 minutes. The total charging cost for the duration of the Cannonball Run came ... | http://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/17312/tesla-model-3-sets-new-ev-cannonball-run-record-of-50-hours-16-minutes | 2018-01-03 15:14:30.627000 | Approximately one hundred years ago, Erwin "Cannonball" Baker began driving cross-country, as quickly as possible, in anything he could get his hands on. His point: to demonstrate the reliability, range, and ease of refueling internal combustion cars.
On Thursday, December 28th, 2017, Alex Roy joined Daniel Zorrilla, ... |
McDonalds UK introduces highest pay rise in decade after strikes | McDonald's UK will introduce its largest pay rise in a decade following the first-ever strikes in the country’s branches in September last year. The increases, which will be implemented from 22 January, mean that 16-17 year-olds will start working for the fast food company on a minimum wage of £5.75 ($7.77), up from £5... | http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mcdonalds-staff-cry-victory-finally-11790744 | 2018-01-03 15:11:06.063000 | Exclusive: McDonald's is to hand its employees their biggest pay rise in ten years, following last year's historic strikes that saw a small number of workers demand better working conditions and higher pay
Exclusive: McDonald's staff cry victory as it finally reacts to strikes and gives workers the biggest raise in 10... |
Crystal Group clothing makers favour human labour over robots | The CEO of Hong Kong-based clothing manufacturer Crystal Group has said cheap human labour is preferable to using robots. Andrew Lo told the Financial Times the company plans to increase its workforce in Bangladesh and Vietnam by 10% in the coming years. The two countries, along with Cambodia and Sri Lanka, account for... | https://qz.com/1169397/crystal-group-is-investing-in-low-wage-labor-not-robots-after-its-ipo/ | 2018-01-03 15:09:28.700000 | Hong Kong’s Crystal Group makes clothes for many of the world’s clothing giants, including H&M, Gap, Fast Retailing (owner of Uniqlo), and L Brands (owner of Victoria’s Secret). It’s the world’s largest apparel maker by production volume, according to research firm Euromonitor, and attracted attention in October for ha... |
Land sales in China's first-tier cities surge by 46% year on year | Land sales in China's first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou surged by 46% year on year to 30 million sq metres in 2017, according to the China Index Academy. The academy also revealed that land sales in 300 Chinese cities rose by 8% to 950 million sq metres and sales of land for residential purposes... | http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/03/c_136869279.htm | 2018-01-03 15:01:07.050000 | Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-03 15:31:55|Editor: Xiang Bo
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BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Land sales increased in Chinese cities last year as the government moved to cool the market with higher supply, according to the China Index Academy, a property research organization.
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China turns to big data analysis for social insurance coverage | China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will use big data analytics to ensure 100 million people access the country's social endowment insurance system, and aims to achieve universal coverage by 2020. The ministry's Social Insurance Management Centre plans to reach out to 10% of the population who are n... | http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2018-01/03/content_35428542.htm | 2018-01-03 14:56:14.807000 | China aims to build a database that includes all the eligible people for social insurance to implement targeted beneficiary measures, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Officials will use the latest technology, including big data, to reach those without social insurance and to ensure uni... |
AliPay continues to grow for transit payments | Chinese payment system Alipay is now accepted on on public transport across 30 cities, after Xi'an's subway became the latest addition this month. The scheme also includes an initiative to plant trees in regions suffering desertification, with Alipay users accumulating 'green' points every time they pay for subway trav... | https://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/news/alipay-adds-another-chinese-city-for-transit-payments/ | 2018-01-03 14:46:55.723000 | Xi'an is the latest Chinese city to accept Alipay on its subway system, according to local reports. The system started to accept Alipay as of Jan. 1.
As part of the initiative, riders can participate in a program meant to encourage more "green" ways of travel such as public transit.
Once an Alipay user accumulates a ... |
Scientists turn to CRISPR to save cacao crops | Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley are using the DNA manipulation technology CRISPR to ensure the survival of the cacao plant as the planet experiences warmer temperatures. The research is being carried out with confectionery giant Mars, which has pledged $1bn towards reducing its carbon footprint 60%... | http://uk.businessinsider.com/when-chocolate-extinct-2017-12?r=US&IR=T | 2018-01-03 14:41:44.923000 | Cacao plants are under threat of devastation thanks to warmer temperatures and dryer weather conditions.
Scientists at the University of California are teaming up with Mars company to try to save the crop before it's too late.
They're exploring the possibility of using the gene-editing technology CRISPR to make crops... |
Publisher Purch profits from licensing its ad tech products | Profitable Utah-based publisher Purch is building up a healthy business from selling licences for its ad tech products to its peers. CRO Mike Kisseberth said the company's managed-service product, which relies on server-side connections, is responsible for 20% of the company's $120m annual revenue. The now separate uni... | https://digiday.com/media/purch-growing-ad-tech-licensing-business/ | 2018-01-03 14:41:05.233000 | With publishers realizing that they can no longer be wholly dependent on ads for their revenue, Purch is getting more serious about selling proprietary technology to other publishers.
Purch — a commerce-focused publisher that owns tech and product review sites such as Tom’s Guide, Top Ten Reviews and Live Science — is... |
New York City to investigate renewable fuel for ferries | New York City Council has commissioned a two-year study to determine the feasibility of using renewable fuels and technology to power the city’s ferries. Alternative fuels such as biodiesel and hybrid electric, battery electric and fuel-cell electric technologies will all be studied to assess which options are most com... | http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2018/01/02/city-of-new-york-to-study-alternative-fuels-for-city-ferries/ | 2018-01-03 14:39:46.420000 | In New York state, the City of New York is set to spend the next two years analyzing the use of alternative fuels to power the city’s ferries following a successful City Council vote in mid-December. The study will look at biodiesel and hybrid electric, battery electric and fuel-cell electric technologies but also look... |
Glycolic acid electrolysis promises huge energy storage capacity | Researchers at Kyushu University have created a device to store chemical energy through continuous electrolysis using glycolic acid, which they say has around 50 times the energy storage capacity of hydrogen. The team made an electrolytic cell using a new membrane-electrode assembly using an iridium oxide-based anode a... | https://phys.org/news/2018-01-exploring-electrolysis-energy-storage.html | 2018-01-03 13:57:55.727000 | A Kyushu University research team realized continuous electrochemical synthesis of an alcoholic compound from a carboxylic acid using a polymer electrolyte alcohol electrosynthesis cell, which enables direct power charge into alcoholic compound. Credit: Masaaki Sadakiyo / International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Ener... |
Publishers invest in data protection officers for incoming GDPR | Data protection officers (DPOs) are becoming crucial hires for publishers, ad tech companies and agencies affected by the impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). DPOs reportedly command six-figure salaries due to the thin pool of GDPR expertise, and are virtually un-sackable. As publishing consultant Peter... | https://digiday.com/media/gdpr-made-chief-data-protection-officer-new-key-role-publishers/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digidaydis&utm_source=uk&utm_content=180103 | 2018-01-03 13:54:36.497000 | To prepare for the coming General Data Protection Regulation, publishers have a new important role: data protection officers.
The Information Commissioner’s Office advised companies to hire DPOs last year, but unlike in Germany, where DPOs are now common at publishers, the U.K. has been far slower to embrace the role.... |
Croton nuts could be the future of biofuels | The oilseed nuts of the croton tree, a prevalent shrub in Kenya, could hold the key to cheap development of biofuels in the country. Croton oil was found to generate 78% less CO2 emissions than diesel, which is in widespread use in rural areas of the country. At present, Eco Fuels Kenya buys the nuts from 5,000 farmers... | http://www.greenmatters.com/renewables/2017/12/29/Z24ro4k/kenyas-croton-nuts-could-be-the-future-of-biofuels- | 2018-01-03 13:50:34.123000 | Home > Big Impact > Renewables Kenya's Croton Nuts Could Be The Future Of Biofuels The prevalent shrub, known as the croton tree, that grows across Kenya could be the key to a sustainable source of biofuel, set to replace diesel. By Tessa Love May 28 2019, Updated 5:04 p.m. ET Source: Eco Fuels Kenya
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Genomic Expression aims to simplify bladder cancer diagnosis | Massachusetts-based biotech Genomic Expression has developed the OneRNA4Bladder project, a low-cost method of diagnosing bladder cancer which also halves the cost of care. The OneRNA test, which can be used to diagnose several types of cancer, offers a urine-based diagnostic and liquid biopsy, instead of a traditionall... | http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/01/prweb15048428.htm | 2018-01-03 13:20:06.080000 | OneRNA(TM) Making RNA Sequencing Actionable in Oncology "This is an amazing project that delivers on our mission to save lives and increase the quality of life for the patients while reducing the cost of care“Gitte Pedersen, CEO of Genomic Expression
The OneRNA4Bladder project aims to save lives and halve the cost of ... |
Life Sciences Partners announces $280m medical tech fund | European investment firm Life Sciences Partners has raised €280m ($337m) for the LSP Health Economics Fund 2, which aims to support firms developing medical devices which also help reduce healthcare costs. The fund, which the company said was oversubscribed, will invest in around 15 private firms that have products rel... | https://www.digitalhealth.net/2018/01/vc-european-healthcare-tech/ | 2018-01-03 13:16:37.713000 | Venture capital firm Life Sciences Partners LSP has secured €280m in funding for new medical technologies, labelling it the largest fund in Europe dedicated exclusively to healthcare innovation.
The money will be invested in private companies developing forward-thinking medical devices, diagnostics and digital health ... |
WeChat claims it doesn't store users’ chat history | WeChat has said a claim that the company was storing users' chat history was a "misunderstanding". In a blog post, WeChat said it "will not use any content from user chats for big data analysis". The comments followed media quotes from Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Holdings, who said Tencent chairman Ma Huateng "must be ... | http://www.silicon.co.uk/security/wechat-storing-users-data-surveillance-226613?inf_by=5a2e95d4681db89b168b4737 | 2018-01-03 13:00:05.133000 | WeChat, China’s most popular messaging application, has denied “storing” users’ messages, following accusations by one of the country’s top businessmen that the Tencent Holdings-owned firm was spying on its users.
“WeChat does not store any users’ chat history. That is only stored in users’ mobiles, computers and othe... |
Sugarcane engineered to produce more oil for biojet fuel | Researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are tinkering with sugarcane plants to create a more cost-effective feedstock for biofuels for aircraft than corn or soybeans. According to the team, lipidcane containing 20% oil is twice as profitable per acre than corn and five times more than soybeans, and co... | http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2017/12/31/engineered-sugarcane-lipidcane-shows-promise-for-u-s-biojet-fuel/ | 2018-01-03 12:39:16.143000 | In Illinois, researchers from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are engineering sugarcane plants, called lipidcane, to produce more oil as well as sugar. Growing lipidcane containing 20 percent oil would be five times more profitable per acre than soybeans, the main feedstock currently used to make biodiesel i... |
Amazon tests voice-triggered audio search advertisements | Amazon is testing audio advertisements for its voice-activated virtual assistant, Alexa. It is reported to have approached a number of companies to develop adverts that would be promoted on its Echo devices, with advertisers able to pay to optimise the placement of their products. The development would mean customers w... | https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/312381/amazon-testing-alexa-sponsored-voice-ads-report-s.html | 2018-01-03 12:38:04.180000 | by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, January 2, 2018
Virtual assistants have marketers scrambling to figure out how to optimize content as companies like Amazon begin testing voice-triggered audio search advertisements.
Reports surfaced Tuesday that Amazon has been speaking to consumer products goods companies such as... |
Third of US firms said they suffered hacker data breaches in 2017 | Hackers penetrated the data of 29% of US firms last year, with two-thirds of them suffering damage to their reputations as a result, according to a study by Zogby Analytics. It surveyed more than 400 senior US executives, 47% of whom said incidents were caused by external vendors or contractors. More than half said a l... | https://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/almost-a-third-of-all-u.s.-businesses-were-breached-in-2017.html | 2018-01-03 12:37:44.330000 | Twenty-nine percent of U.S. businesses suffered a data breach in the past year, according to a recent HSB survey of 403 senior executives in the U.S., conducted by Zogby Analytics.
Two thirds of respondents whose businesses were breached said their company’s reputation was negatively affected by the incident. Twenty-s... |
Record £400m invested in Cardiff commercial property last year | Investment in Cardiff's commercial property sector reached record levels in 2017, at more than £400m ($542m), compared with £298m in 2016, according to Savills. Ross Griffin, director of investment at Savills Cardiff, said the figure was boosted by the £224.7m invested in the Central Square regeneration scheme. The dat... | http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/commercial-property/cardiffs-thriving-commercial-property-market-14092710 | 2018-01-03 12:36:00.820000 | We have more newsletters
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Sale of Brooklyn's $905m Starrett City cleared by judge | The sale of a huge apartment complex in New York has been cleared by a judge after it was challenged in court. Starrett City in Brooklyn is the largest federally subsidised housing development in the United States, with 5,581 apartments in a 145-acre site. It is being sold for $905m by the widow of its original develop... | https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/nyregion/starrett-city-sale-judge-rules.html | 2018-01-03 12:29:51.420000 | Although the name of the complex was changed to Spring Creek Towers several years ago, it is still widely known as Starrett City. A massive development, it has its own power plant, schools, recreation center and ZIP code. The sale has garnered some notoriety not just because of its size but also because President Trump... |
AI to be used in Canada to monitor social media for suicide risks | The Public Health Agency of Canada is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) firm Advanced Symbolics on a three-month pilot programme to monitor social media posts for indicators of suicidal behaviour. The scheme, set to cost up to $400,000 if extended to five years, seeks to better deploy Canada's mental health ... | https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/02/canada-track-suicide-risk-social-media-ai/ | 2018-01-03 12:28:05.697000 | The Canadian government is partnering with AI firm Advanced Symbolics to try to predict rises in regional suicide risk by monitoring social media posts. Advanced Symbolics will analyze posts from 160,000 social media accounts and will look for suicide trends. The company aims to be able to predict which areas of Canada... |
Plans for first build-to-rent scheme in Belfast submitted | A 19-storey apartment building in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter could become the city's first build-to-rent (BTR) scheme if submitted plans are given approval. The £15m ($20m) development by Lacuna and Watkin Jones is for 105 flats, and would meet an increasing appetite for renting in Northern Ireland. In Dublin, 65% of ... | https://www.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/first-buildtorent-homes-for-belfast-36454206.html | 2018-01-03 12:24:52.913000 | Build-to-rent has been gaining traction in Dublin for some time now, with numerous developments either under way or in the process of being planned by major real estate companies. Stock photo: Deposit
Belfast is set to see its first build-to-rent (BTR) residential scheme following the submission of a planning applicat... |
Hong Kong property set for another year of steep price rises | About 35,000 new flats are going on the market in Hong Kong this year, with flats costing less than HKD6m ($768,000) expected to be the most popular with first-time buyers. However, prices are forecast to remain stubbornly high this year, with predictions of further rises of 10% to 20%. Last year, flats near stations o... | http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2126393/supply-new-flats-hk-more-meet-demand-year-concerns-remain | 2018-01-03 12:09:12.707000 | Most of the new supply to come up in Tseung Kwan O, Tai Po and Tuen Mun |
Blockchains could edge banks out of property financing: Deloitte | Blockchain technology could help US real estate firms offer customers near-instant financing and mortgage deals, all but edging banks out of the process. Deloitte's Eric Piscini said blockchains have the potential to revolutionise land registry and make the mortgage-buying process almost seamless. Banks could retain a ... | https://www.americanbanker.com/news/could-blockchains-replace-banks-in-real-estate-lending | 2018-01-03 12:03:51.797000 | Real estate deals on a blockchain are becoming real.
The startup Propy recently sold an apartment in the Ukraine through its blockchain, and in the last week of December it began letting Californians buy and sell properties on its blockchain using bitcoin. They will be able to use U.S. dollars next year. It’s also off... |
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@misc{curationcorpusbase:2020,
title={Curation Corpus Base},
author={Curation},
year={2020}
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