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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... |
Purplebricks posts profit but business model questions remain | UK hybrid estate agency Purplebricks revealed a £3.2m ($4.3m) operating profit in its mid-December interim results, and has revised up its revenue guidance by 5% to £84m. However, the results did not include data on how many properties had been sold in the six months to October, prompting some to query the company's £4... | http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/purplebricks-business-model-under-fire-20180101-h0c2y5 | 2018-01-03 11:51:04.513000 | This omission was noted by popular share investing website The Motley Fool with British analyst GA Chester writing that previously, various figures Purplebricks gave made it possible to at least estimate the number.
"My calculations of the average sale price suggested that either the company was cornering the market i... |
Probuild looks to car plants for tips on construction efficiency | Australian building company Probuild has learned from the assembly line process of car manufacturing to significantly speed up the construction of a residential tower in Melbourne, enabling its completion ahead of schedule. Probuild focused on having more control over its supply chain to reduce delays and also on movin... | http://www.afr.com/real-estate/turning-construction-on-its-side-probuild-cuts-building-time-labour-costs-20171226-h0aeuy | 2018-01-03 11:45:59.707000 | The tale illustrates the productivity lessons – and skills – Australian construction can take from the local car manufacturing industry.
Traditional ways
It wasn't always like that, however. Probuild, like many of its competitors in the industry, was suffering under the traditional ways of working and needed to chang... |
Diageo pulls ads from Snapchat over fears about under-18s viewing | Drinks company Diageo has withdrawn all its advertising from Snapchat, following a ruling by the UK Advertising Standards Authority that it did not do enough to ensure a campaign for Captain Morgan's rum, using a pirate lens, did not reach users below the legal drinking age. The Captain Morgan lens has become the first... | https://digiday.com/marketing/diageo-pulls-global-ad-spend-snapchat/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digidaydis&utm_source=uk&utm_content=180103 | 2018-01-03 11:36:59.307000 | Diageo is starting the new year with a resolution not to advertise on Snapchat — at least not until it can be sure of the social network’s ability to keep its ads away from users under the legal drinking age.
The alcohol advertiser has stopped all advertising on Snapchat while it tries to understand how its ads may ha... |
Hong Kong property site GoHome.com.hk gets user interface remake | Hong Kong online property platform GoHome.com.hk, part of REA Group, has overhauled its website to improve its customer experience. As well as featuring a new search result and property details page, the site now includes a property and serviced-apartment listings section, and automatically adapts to whatever device is... | https://www.centralcharts.com/en/11617-rea-holdings-plc/news/1235716-revolutionising-hongkongers-property-buying-journey-with-gohome-com-hk-s-new-website | 2018-01-03 11:32:20.573000 | HONG KONG, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- For an even better property searching experience, GoHome.com.hk, part of REA Group, has recently launched a new website with refined functionalities and layout improving the user experience.
People can now can search for their dream property and find out the latest property insi... |
Engineers convert fossil fuels to power without emitting CO2 | Scientists at Ohio State University are creating new technologies that will convert fossil fuels into products, such as electricity, without emitting CO2. The engineers have developed a process through which shale gas is turned into methanol and gasoline, all while consuming carbon dioxide. Under the right conditions, ... | https://techxplore.com/news/2018-01-fossil-fuel-technology-doesnt-pollute.html | 2018-01-03 11:19:39.227000 | L.S. Fan, Distinguished University Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University, holds samples of materials developed in his laboratory that enable clean energy technologies. Credit: Jo McCulty, The Ohio State University.
Engineers at The Ohio State University are developing technolo... |
Regus Two new business centres opened in Liverpool | Shared office provider Regus has added two new business centres to its portfolio in Liverpool. The new sites are located at Merchants Court, on Derby Square, and at 1 Mann Island, alongside the docks – both close to its Exchange Flags city-centre offices. Regus UK Chief Executive Richard Morris said the expansion is in... | https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/northwest/regus-opens-two-new-business-centres | 2018-01-03 11:03:38.037000 | North West Property Richard Frost
A typical Regus workspace
Workspace provider Regus has opened two new business centres in Liverpool, meaning that it now has three locations in the city.
The centres are located on Merchants Court on Derby Square and 1 Mann Island.
Regus also has a site in Exchange Flags.
Richard ... |
Policy setback hits legal cannabis market in US | US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced he is dismantling recent policies that help states legalise recreational cannabis, causing pot stocks to plunge, just as California began cannabis sales on 1 January. The legal cannabis market in the US had been predicted to be worth $40bn and to create over 400,000 jobs ... | https://phys.org/news/2018-01-legal-cannabis-40bln-jobs.html | 2018-01-03 10:19:15.183000 | Credit: CC0 Public Domain
The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United States, according to a study released Tuesday.
The estimate by consulting firm Arcview includes direct purchases by consumers of $20.8 billion and indirect revenue for growers and v... |
Redrow Second phase of Sandbach development to go before planning committee | The second phase of a development by UK housebuilder Redrow Homes and Anwyl in Sandbach, Cheshire is set to be examined by Cheshire East’s Southern planning committee. The latest reserved matters application, covering 126 homes, has been recommended for approval by Cheshire East planning officers, but Sandbach town cou... | https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/planning-sandbach-homes-on-cheshire-east-agenda/ | 2018-01-03 10:06:58.647000 | The second phase of a development by Anwyl and Redrow Homes, providing 151 homes off Middlewich Road in Sandbach, is set to be discussed by Cheshire East’s Southern planning committee next week.
Anwyl and Redrow have made two applications on the site: a reserved matters application for 126 homes, and a full planning a... |
Regus Regus opens doors to second Redhill business centre | Flexible office space provider Regus has opened its second centre in Redhill, Surrey. The company has leased the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of Kingsgate House, offering co-working space, meeting rooms, virtual office services and more than 180 workstations and hot desks. UK CEO Richard Morris said Rehill was a pop... | http://www.southeastbusiness.com/section/news/business-centre-opens | 2018-01-03 10:05:08.320000 | Regus’ second Redhill centre opens for business.
Global workspace provider Regus has opened the doors to its second Redhill business centre in response to the increased demand for workspace on flexible terms from local professionals.
The centre occupies the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of Kingsgate House, located ... |
Renewables dominates Britain's 2017 electricity production | The UK had its greenest ever year in electricity production in 2017, breaking 13 different renewable energy records. Figures from BM Reports and Sheffield University showed that renewables produced more electricity than coal power stations on 315 days last year, and April saw the first day with no coal-fired power used... | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/28/renewables-power-coal-2017-uk-figures | 2018-01-03 09:38:01.767000 | British wind farms generated more electricity than coal plants on more than 75% of days this year, an analysis of energy figures has shown.
Solar also outperformed coal more than half the time, the data provided by website MyGridGB revealed.
Overall, renewables provided more power than coal plants on 315 days in 2017... |
FarmWise raises $5.7m to commercialise AI-driven weeding robot | California-based agriculture technology start-up FarmWise has raised $5.7m to bring its weeding robot to the market. The technology uses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and remove weeds from vegetable farms and gather data about crops. Users simply set the boundaries for the machine, and it... | https://agfundernews.com/farmwise-raises-seed-round-weeding-robot.html?utm_source=AgFunder+Updates&utm_campaign=fd6e32ef4c-Dec21_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7b0bb00edf-fd6e32ef4c-98391793 | 2018-01-03 08:33:55.043000 | FarmWise, an agricultural robotics and IoT startup has raised a $5.7 million seed round to commercialize the company’s automated weeding robot.
FarmWise has developed a weeding robot that uses computer vision to identify weeds and robotics to remove them from vegetable farms without herbicides. While removing weeds wi... |
China estimates space lab Tiangong-1 will crash to Earth in March | China's space lab Tiangong-1 is estimated to crash to Earth in March, with the Aerospace Corporation predicting it will re-enter between the latitudes of 43°N and 43°S. Although the area is largely covered by ocean, the US, Brazil and China also traverse it. China said it will release updated forecasts of the craft's d... | https://qz.com/1169100/chinas-first-space-lab-is-falling-to-earth-will-probably-miss-you/?mc_cid=1bfc2b3b77&mc_eid=a37072368a | 2018-01-03 08:33:06.673000 | China’s first space lab will crash down to earth in the coming months, but don’t worry: The odds of any debris hitting a person are astronomically small.
The Aerospace Corporation, a California nonprofit, estimates the Tiangong-1 will enter the atmosphere in mid-March. Sent up in 2011, the “Heavenly Palace,” as it’s a... |
UK group that backs diversity in VC firms to launch in US | Diversity VC, a UK initiative established last year by five young venture capitalists to tackle the lack of diversity within their industry, is set to launch in the US. The group released a report in May that revealed almost 50% of UK venture capital firms had no women working on their investment teams. Diversity VC in... | http://uk.businessinsider.com/diversity-vc-is-expanding-to-the-us-to-challenge-venture-capitals-monoculture-2018-1?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=referral&r=US&IR=T | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 | A British campaign group set up by young venture capitalists to boost diverse representation in VC is expanding to the US.
Diversity VC will be backed in the US by partners and associates at Female Founders Fund, Entrepreneur First, and financially by law firm Cooley.
2017 was a shocking year for US venture capital, ... |
Amazon reportedly close to investment in Indian insurtech Acko | Amazon is reportedly finalising an investment in Indian insurtech firm Acko. The arrangement would see Amazon acting as a distribution platform for the online-only insurer. Amazon's biggest rival in India, Flipkart, was also reportedly considering an investment in Acko. The start-up has raised $30m to date and has prov... | https://www.reinsurancene.ws/amazon-reported-verge-insurtech-investment-india/ | 2018-01-02 17:33:07.047000 | Online retail and e-commerce giant Amazon is reportedly on the verge of making its first investment in an insurtech start-up, with the company said close to finalising an investment in online-only insurance start-up Acko.
Acko wants to disrupt India’s insurance industry through a digital-only platform, having raised $... |
Nuritas raises $16m for its AI-powered solutions to diabetes | A Dublin-based biotech firm has raised €16m ($19.2m) in a series A funding round to support its work in discovering and making use of bioactive peptides to assist in the treatment of diseases. Nuritas, whose CEO is former Nestlé executive Emmet Browne, has now received a total of €25m since its launch in 2014, includin... | https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2017/12/21/AI-investment-Nuritas-to-step-up-development-after-16m-Series-A-funding | 2018-01-02 16:39:47.917000 | The latest round of funding, led by Chicago-based Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, takes the total invested in Nuritas to date to around €25 million since the firms’ launch in 2014.
Emmet Browne, CEO of Nuritas told NutraIngredients the new funding will allow it scale the business and ‘grasp the huge opportunity’ that its ... |
Japanese hospital to deploy night-shift delivery robots | A hospital in Japan is deploying robots to deliver supplies around the building. The Nagoya University Hospital is to use four of the devices to run during the night shift from 5pm to 8am, when there are fewer people using the corridors. The robots have been developed in partnership with Toyota industries, and use rada... | https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/02/a-hospital-in-japan-will-use-robots-to-help-out-the-night-shift/ | 2018-01-02 16:31:04.417000 | A hospital in Japan will use robots to help out the night shift Four bots will ferry medicine and supplies between floors.
In Nagoya, Japan, a city that once held an entire museum dedicated to robotics, a hospital will soon add robots developed by Toyota to its medical staff. No, they won't be scrubbing in for surgery... |
NASA considers allowing staff on commercial suborbital flights | NASA is looking at allowing researchers from the agency on board commercial suborbital flights, according to Steve Jurczyk, NASA associate administrator for space technology. Blue Origin's New Shepard craft and Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo are among the vehicles that could carry researchers on suborbital flights. Lia... | https://www.space.com/39247-nasa-researchers-commercial-suborbital-vehicles.html | 2018-01-02 16:27:42.023000 | NASA's Flight Opportunities program is already flying experiments on Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle, but researchers and companies alike want NASA to also fund experiments with people on board.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — As commercial suborbital vehicles capable of carrying both payloads and people prepare to enter servic... |
US and China set to launch Mars mission for sample retrieval | NASA and China's national space agency are both aiming to retrieve samples from Mars for study on Earth by 2030. NASA's preliminary mission starts with the launch of its Mars 2020 rover, set to land in February 2021. The rover will core a sample, place it in a tube and leave it on the surface for collection by a later ... | http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a14506608/united-states-china-racing-first-sample-from-mars/ | 2018-01-02 16:20:06.470000 | The best way to study martian rocks and soil would be to do it on Earth. While spacecraft-mounted instruments—such as the Curiosity rover's ChemCam that vaporizes surface material with a laser and then uses a spectrometer to determine the chemical composition—are invaluable to planetary scientists, they are no replacem... |
Tiny Cubesat exploration satellites could 'swarm' across space | Engineers are racing to create a propulsion method to allow Cubesats, 10 cm-sided satellite cubes, to move independently and in large numbers through space, enabling cheaper exploration of asteroids and planets. Among the projects is Paulo Lozano's chemical propulsion system, which uses electricity and tiny drops of sa... | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/these-tiny-satellites-equipped-with-ion-thrusters-could-change-how-we-explore-space | 2018-01-02 15:59:46.557000 | CubeSats, low-cost, bite-sized satellites inspired by the tubes used to hold Beanie Babies, were invented in 1999 as educational tools. Their creators — engineering professors Bob Twiggs and Jordi Puig-Suari — hoped building satellites the size and shape of Rubik’s Cubes would help students of all ages how to design an... |
Genes in Space-3 team identifies microbes on space station | Scientists on the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully identified microbes in the first-ever sample-to-sequence process on board the ship. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson worked with the Houston-based Genes in Space-3 team to collect microbial samples from around the ISS, before a MinION device was used to ... | https://phys.org/news/2017-12-genes-space-successfully-unknown-microbes.html | 2018-01-02 15:55:21.457000 | Sarah Wallace (L), NASA microbiologist and Genes in Space-3 principal investigator, and Sarah Stahl (R), microbiologist, are seen in their Johnson Space Center lab with the in-flight sample from the Genes in Space-3 investigation. Credit: Rachel Barry
Being able to identify microbes in real time aboard the Internation... |
Chocolate may disappear due to effect of climate change on cacao | Chocolate could disappear by 2050 because of higher temperatures and less rainfall in regions where cacao trees are grown, according to the US's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Cacao plants only grow well in rainforest regions that are near the equator, with half of the world's chocolate being produced... | http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/01/research-says-chocolate-could-go-extinct-by-2050.html?utm_campaign=grub-street&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1 | 2018-01-02 15:46:39.780000 | Maybe start hoarding now. Photo: Diana Miller/Getty Images/Cultura Exclusive
Here’s some climate-change news that President Trump will have trouble ignoring: Earth’s junk food is in danger of losing a crucial ingredient. Scientists now predict that chocolate — which POTUS will sometimes eat to celebrate making importa... |
Netherlands introduces tradeable phosphate rights for dairy cattle | The European Commission has given the go-ahead to a trading system for phosphate rights for dairy cattle in the Netherlands, aimed at improving the country's water quality by limiting phosphate production from dairy cattle manure and encouraging a move to land-based farming. Dairy farmers will receive phosphate rights ... | https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2018/01/02/Tradable-phosphate-rights-introduced-in-the-Netherlands | 2018-01-02 15:34:08.223000 | The system came into effect January 1, 2018.
The measure has been introduced to improve water quality in the country by limiting phosphate production from dairy cattle manure and promote a shift to land-based farming.
The EC said that given the high density of dairy cattle in the Netherlands, the phosphate contained ... |
3,000-metre high Chinese salt lake holds vast lithium deposit | A remote salt lake in the Chinese inland province of Qinghai is home to 83% of the country's lithium deposit. The metal is crucial for the development of electric vehicle (EV) batteries and China is the second richest country in terms of reserves, after Chile. The majority of its lithium can be found within salt sedime... | https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Future-of-electric-cars-is-at-the-bottom-of-a-Chinese-salt-lake | 2018-01-02 15:33:39.597000 | GOLMUD, China -- The world is on the brink of an electric vehicle revolution. The widespread use of electric cars will depend on the availability of lithium, which is crucial for electric vehicle batteries. China is the world's second-richest country in lithium reserves, after Chile.
Countries are now scrambling to se... |
Publishers prepare for Facebook feeds without news | Online publishers are considering strategies for a future in which Facebook removes news stories from its main pages, called newsfeeds. The social network last year experimented with a separate newsfeed called Explore in six countries outside the US, but said it didn't plan to roll this out further. However, a number o... | https://digiday.com/media/2018-year-facebook-banishes-news-feed/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digidaydis&utm_source=uk&utm_content=180102 | 2018-01-02 15:27:08.127000 | Publishers have a lot to gripe about when it comes to Facebook, from the platform choking off their referral traffic, dominating digital advertising and giving them whiplash with its constantly changing video strategy. But what if it got even worse?
In 2018, Facebook could take a step further and separate news from th... |
Researchers create graphene battery that charges in seconds | Scientists from Zhejiang University have developed an aluminium-graphene battery that can be charged in seconds, rather than hours. The battery is able to maintain 91% of its original capacity after 250,000 charges and could be fully charged in 1.1 seconds. The researchers also claimed the battery can work in temperatu... | http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/23/c_136847756.htm | 2018-01-02 15:20:14.633000 | Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-23 21:15:29|Editor: Zhou Xin
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HANGZHOU, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A team of researchers from Zhejiang University have developed a new type of aluminum-graphene battery that can be charged in seconds, instead of hours.
The team, led by professor Gao Chao, from Department of Polymer... |
Insurtech Urban Jungle raises €1.1m in funding round | UK fintech Urban Jungle has raised €1.1m ($1.3m) in seed funding towards its tech-driven insurance service for young renters. The investment, led by Rob Devey, former CEO of Prudential UK and HBOS insurance, will help the London-based start-up increase the choice of products available to its customers, such as one targ... | http://www.eu-startups.com/2018/01/london-based-urban-jungle-raises-e1-1-million-to-build-a-tech-enabled-home-insurer/ | 2018-01-02 14:45:47.320000 | Urban Jungle, a London-based FinTech startup revamping insurance for young people, has secured €1.1 million seed funding from a group of top angel investors, in order to build a better home insurance experience for the growing population of renters. The financing round was led by Rob Devey, ex CEO of Prudential UK and ... |
Researchers train robots to respect human personal space | Researchers in Argentina have developed systems to teach robots to respect humans' personal space. The team at the National University of San Juan devised techniques to replicate the social signals given by humans when they feel their personal space is being invaded. These were then set as defined physical fields for t... | http://www.robodaily.com/reports/Dont_step_on_my_heels_Scientists_teach_robots_how_to_respect_personal_space_999.html | 2018-01-02 14:33:20.433000 | Scientists teach robots how to respect personal space
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Robots have a lot to learn about humans, including how to respect their personal space. Scientists at the Institute of Automatics of the National University of San Juan in Argentina are giving mobile robots... |
UK campaign urges parents to reduce children’s sugar intake | Public Health England (PHE) has called for parents to limit their children to two sugary snacks of no more than 100 calories each per day, as part of a new Change4Life campaign. At present, children in England are consuming a daily average of at least three high-calorie sweet snacks and drinks, with a third of children... | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jan/02/childrens-snacking-habits-setting-them-up-for-obesity-in-later-life | 2018-01-02 14:27:23.737000 | Children’s snacking habits are setting them up for obesity and poor health, Public Health England has warned, calling on parents to take a tougher line on sweets and cakes and fizzy drinks between meals.
Children in England are eating on average at least three unhealthy high-calorie sugary snacks and drinks every day,... |
'Big food' is acting like big tobacco, says campaigner | A former advertising executive who promoted Coca-Cola and McDonald's has claimed that "big food" is copying the tactics of large tobacco companies. In an interview with the Guardian, Dan Parker, the founder of the Living Loud charity, which supports anti-obesity campaigns including those by the Jamie Oliver Food Founda... | https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/02/former-advertising-executive-reveals-big-foods-junk-food-pushing-tactics | 2018-01-02 14:04:15.963000 | A former advertising executive who spent two decades working with “big food” corporations has revealed how they are still working to persuade us to eat more sugar and junk food in spite of the obesity epidemic.
Dan Parker, who was a successful advertising executive earning his living promoting Coca Cola and McDonalds,... |
JPMorgan tool ensures its ads avoid unsavoury YouTube content | US bank JPMorgan Chase has developed a solution that prevents its ads being placed near unsuitable content on YouTube. A proprietary algorithm with 17 layers of filters that plugs into YouTube's programming system enables JPMorgan to whitelist or pre-approve the channels on which its ads are placed. Launched in October... | http://uk.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-frustrated-youtube-brand-safety-ads-2017-12?r=US&IR=T | 2018-01-02 13:47:38.813000 | JPMorgan Chase has created an internal tool to make sure its ads don't end up next to unsavory content on YouTube.
The company's proprietary algorithm plugs into YouTube's API to select "safe" channels for it to advertise on.
From more than 5 million channels the brand has winnowed the list down to 3,000 YouTube chan... |
Sweden welcomes automation while the US fears it | A majority of Swedish people have a positive view of the rise of robots and artificial intelligence, while the majority of Americans are concerned about it. The European Commission published a survey which found that 80% of respondents from Sweden had a positive view of such technology, higher than the European average... | https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/609857/while-us-workers-fear-automation-swedish-employees-welcome-it/ | 2018-01-02 13:46:41.037000 | Two-thirds of Americans believe robots will soon take over the majority of tasks currently done by humans. Swedes, on the other hand, are not concerned about new technology. “No, I’m afraid of old technology,” the Swedish minister for employment and integration, Ylva Johansson, told the New York Times. “The jobs disapp... |
Huawei, Baidu sign AI mobile agreement | Technology firm Huawei has agreed to construct an open mobile artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in partnership with Chinese search engine company Baidu. The strategic cooperation will encompass AI technology, internet services, including search, and content ecosystems. The product will be made using the Huawei HiA... | http://www.zdnet.com/article/huawei-signs-ai-mobile-agreement-with-baidu/ | 2018-01-02 13:36:18.917000 | Huawei has announced signing a strategic agreement to build an open mobile artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem with Chinese search engine giant Baidu.
The strategic cooperation agreement covers AI platforms, technology, internet services, and content ecosystems, Huawei said.
The open ecosystem will be built using ... |
Rise in bitcoin's value could boost Japan's GDP by 0.3% | Japan's one million bitcoin holders could pour up to JPY96bn ($851m) into the country's economy, adding 0.3% to GDP, according to Nomura analysts Yoshiyuki Suimon and Kazuki Miyamoto. The duo forecasted that the sharp rise in bitcoin prices last year will spur an increase in economic activity as holders of the cryptocu... | http://www.businessinsider.fr/uk/bitcoin-could-be-adding-03-to-japanese-gdp-2017-12/ | 2018-01-02 13:29:48.333000 | Investors should be wary of the stock market's ongoing rally because it's reminiscent of the time that led up to the 2008 financial crisis, Bob Michele said. |
Theresa May preparing for cabinet reshuffle with possible new Brexit role for Johnson | UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson is rumoured to be among the front-bench MPs relocated to other positions amid a cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Theresa May. Downing Street insiders have warned against moving Johnson to another Brexit-related department, while the leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, a... | https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/31/theresa-may-considers-move-for-boris-johnson-in-cabinet-reshuffle | 2018-01-02 13:15:19.710000 | Theresa May is preparing a new year reshuffle that could see a number of cabinet figures losing their positions in an attempt to refresh the Conservative front bench.
The prime minister is said to be considering offering the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson a move to a Brexit delivery role based in another department,... |
Bulgaria takes up rotating EU presidency on January 1st | Bulgaria has taken up its European Council presidency, which began on 1 January, with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov keen to use the six-month tenure to forge closer ties between the European Union and western Balkan nations. However, Bulgaria's presidency will also have to deal with the UK's Brexit trade negotiations an... | http://www.france24.com/en/20171229-migrants-brexit-bulgaria-play-mediator-eu-helm | 2018-01-02 13:14:50.460000 | Sofia (AFP) –
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When Bulgaria takes up the rotating EU presidency on January 1, it will face the tough task of trying to reconcile the quarreling 28 member states and forge compromises on hot issues including migration and Brexit.
The European Union faces unprecedented challenges as it grapples w... |
UK wants transitional deal in event that no trade deal with EU is reached | The UK government is said to be negotiating for a Brexit transitional arrangement, even if talks with the European Union (EU) result in no agreement, according to Whitehall insiders. The government reportedly believe that the EU, to mitigate any negative economic impacts of a 'no deal' scenario, would grant a "status q... | http://uk.businessinsider.com/britain-wants-the-eu-to-give-it-a-transition-deal-even-if-brexit-talks-collapse-2018-1 | 2018-01-02 13:14:20.323000 | UK government wants the EU to give it a transition period even if talks on the future relationship break down.
This would prevent Britain from crashing out in March 2019 with no arrangements in place.
Talks on trade and transition will get underway this year.
LONDON — The UK government is reportedly seeking to negot... |
UK manufacturing stays strong through end of 2017 | The UK manufacturing sector capitalised on the weak pound following the Brexit result and gained a purchasing managers index (PMI) rating of 56.3 for December, according to figures from IHS Markit. The rating was lower than November's 58.2, a result which marked a four-year high. IHS Markit also revealed the Eurozone-w... | http://uk.businessinsider.com/ihs-markit-uk-manufacturing-pmi-december-2017-2018-1 | 2018-01-02 13:10:26.520000 | IHS Markit's manufacturing PMI survey for December: 56.3.
Reading is significantly down from November's figure, suggesting the sector may be starting to stutter.
Manufacturing has been a rare economic success story in the UK since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016, thanks to the weakness of the pound.
LONDON —... |
UK domestic M&A activity doubles as companies seek to bulk up for Brexit | Uncertainty surrounding Brexit and US President Donald Trump ended up driving UK M&A activity during 2017, rather than hampering it, with UK domestic deals doubling from $34.3bn in 2016 to $68bn, according to data from Thomson Reuters. It revealed the number of deals between UK groups hit 1,681, the highest level since... | http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-5219459/Brexit-spurs-near-doubling-UK-domestic-deal-making.html | 2018-01-02 13:09:54.220000 | By Ben Martin
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Companies seeking to "bulk up" to offset the uncertainty caused by Britain's looming EU exit helped to spur a near doubling of domestic mergers and acquisition activity this year, according to Thomson Reuters data.
The volume of UK domestic deals surged to $68 billion from $34... |
Flexible graphene sheets become harder than diamond on impact | Researchers at the City University of New York have shown that two flexible graphene sheets become as harder than diamond when under pressure. The material, diamene, could be used to create ultra-light bullet proofing or wear-resistant coatings. The team also discovered diamene experienced a sudden reduction of electri... | https://www.graphene-info.com/new-graphene-material-called-diamene-switches-flexible-harder-diamond-upon-impact | 2018-01-02 13:08:40.283000 | Researchers from The City University of New York (CUNY) describe a process for creating diamene: flexible, layered sheets of graphene that temporarily become harder than diamond and impenetrable upon impact. The material is fascinating as it is as flexible and lightweight as foil but becomes stiff and hard enough to st... |
EU “cannot cherry pick” terms of the post-Brexit trade deal: David Davis | UK Brexit minister David Davis has warned the European Union against omitting financial services from a trade deal, saying that to do so would be "cherry picking". Writing in The Telegraph, Davis said: "we are looking at the full sweep of economic cooperation that currently exists and determining how that can be mainta... | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-5227841/Britain-wants-financial-services-included-EU-trade-deal--Davis.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 | 2018-01-02 13:08:36.643000 | LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Britain wants to include financial services in a trade deal with the European Union which covers a full sweep of economic areas, Brexit minister David Davis said on Tuesday.
Davis said that any deal that left finance out would be "cherry picking", after the EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barni... |
Facebook apologises after mistakes by hate speech moderators | Facebook has apologised for inconsistency among its human review staff in dealing with posts containing hate speech, and has pledged to increase its moderator team from around 7,500 people to 20,000. The move followed a study by non-profit organisation Propublica, which found the wrong decisions concerning hate speech ... | https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/facebook-propublica-study-hate-speech/ | 2018-01-02 13:04:23.673000 | Facebook has taken plenty of criticism on the platform’s algorithms designed to keep content within the community guidelines, but a new round of investigative reporting suggests the company’s team of human review staff could see some improvements too. In a study of 900 posts, ProPublica reports that Facebook’s review s... |
NYC passes 'algorithmic bias' bill to combat prejudices | New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has signed into law the first-ever US bill examining algorithmic bias. The bill allows for a task force to be appointed looking into how the city's justice system uses algorithms. The legislation was sparked by a 2016 investigation by ProPublica revealing systemic digital bias among j... | http://uk.businessinsider.com/algorithmic-bias-accountability-bill-passes-in-new-york-city-2017-12 | 2018-01-02 12:48:41.987000 | New York City has passed the algorithmic accountability bill, which will assign a task force to examine the way that city government agencies use algorithms.
Algorithmic bias is a critical issue in the justice system, which often relies on algorithmic risk assessments to inform criminal sentencing in federal court.
T... |
Paytm reaches 100 million downloads | The Indian mobile payment app Paytm has become the first in the country to reach 100 million downloads. It reached the landmark on the Google Play Store in December, and the company's senior vice president welcomed the news as a boost to its efforts to make India a "digital-first economy". To this end, Paytm has been w... | https://paymentweek.com/2017-12-29-indian-mobile-payments-app-paytm-hits-100-million-download-threshold/ | 2018-01-02 12:21:24.313000 | Indian Mobile Payments App Paytm Hits 100 Million Download Threshold
December 29, 2017 By: Steven Anderson
Just recently, Paytm—pretty much the biggest mobile payments tool in India—managed to land quite an achievement. It became the first mobile payments app in India to reach the 100 million downloads mark on the Go... |
Iceland becomes first country to outlaw gender pay gap | Iceland has become the first country to legislate equal pay between men and women. A law, which came into effect on 1st January 2018, means that companies and government agencies employing a minimum of 25 people must obtain official certification of equal pay policies. Those employers that cannot demonstrate pay parity... | http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/iceland-country-legalise-equal-pay-180101150054329.html | 2018-01-02 12:19:32.500000 | Companies and government agencies employing at least 25 people will have to obtain certification of equal-pay policies.
A new law making it illegal to pay men more than women has taken effect in Iceland.
The legislation came into force on Monday, the first day of 2018.
Under the new rules, companies and government a... |
Google patents AI 'babysitter' using existing Google Home tech | Google is developing a digital babysitter using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The company has filed a European patent for the system, which would use connected devices and sensors to provide greater protection for unattended children at home. It could monitor them and provide parents with warnings of potenti... | https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/google-developing-aicontrolled-babysitter-system-to-protect-unattended-children-a3715706.html | 2018-01-02 11:46:21.097000 | W eb-connected “smart” homes can already turn up your heating, dim your lights and see who’s at the front door — but would you trust a computer to look after your children?
Babysitters may be next for technological disruption, with Google now suggesting it can use its vast networks to help parents keep a digital eye o... |
Amazon plans digital advertising push in 2018 | Online retailer Amazon is set to take on rivals Google and Facebook in 2018 with the launch of new digital advertising products, according to CNBC. It said Amazon will target television and mobile to sell ads outside of its site. As well as partnering with firms including Kargo, Amazon is rumoured to have bolstered its... | http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/12/27/amazon-set-introduce-its-advertising-products-combat-facebook-and-google-2018 | 2018-01-02 11:32:33.640000 | As internet advertising revenues increase in US, Amazon is reportedly all set to introduce new advertising products in its portfolio in 2018 as it grows as a force to take on Facebook and Google.
Amazon set to introduce its advertising products to combat Facebook and Google in 2018
CNBC reported that Amazon is planni... |
LendLease to allocate 40-50% of capital to international growth | Lendlease is allocating 40-50% of its capital offshore as the Australian property and construction multinational seeks to export its integrated business model abroad. After an aggressive foray into the US that ended in a partial retreat from the market, and the 2008 financial crisis, Lendlease earmarked about 80% of it... | http://www.afr.com/real-estate/lendleases-hickey-shines-in-us-construction-push-20171231-h0bwss | 2018-01-02 11:31:12.310000 | Australian-born Hickey, 52, a potential candidate to eventually replace Lendlease group chief executive Steve McCann, says the US residential and commercial construction market has rebounded strongly in the last few years and the outlook is positive.
"Asset prices are full, debt is cheap but the underlying economics o... |
Chinese micro-learning industry set for boom | Growing numbers of Chinese entrepreneurs are turning to personalised, online micro-courses to fill their knowledge gaps, building an industry said to be worth an estimated CNY50bn ($7.7bn) at the end of 2017, according to a report by Alibaba. The boom has been attributed to convenient mobile payments and the growth of ... | http://www.ecns.cn/2017/12-31/286525.shtml | 2018-01-02 11:17:31.710000 | Every day Huang Wei does a 10-minute economic study course, as she wants to increase her business savvy to engage more farmers in protecting ancient kiln sites.
The ceramic expert has set up an eco-agriculture cooperative called "The Porcelain Farmer" in Jinkeng, a village 8 km east of Jingdezhen, China's porcelain ca... |
VR, AR could benefit from full-spectrum metalens breakthrough | Virtual- and augmented-reality (VR and AR) applications could benefit from research that managed for the first time to focus the whole visible spectrum of light onto one spot in high resolution using a single flat metalens. Harvard researchers revealed in Nature Nanotechnology how they used nanofins to overcome the dif... | https://phys.org/news/2018-01-metalens-focuses-rainbow-possibilities-virtual.html | 2018-01-02 11:10:02.920000 | This flat metalens is the first single lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light -- including white light -- in the same spot and in high resolution. It uses arrays of titanium dioxide nanofins to equally focus wavelengths of light and eliminate chromatic aberration. Credit: Jared Sisler/Harvard SEAS
Me... |
KUKA arm robot DJ performs in Prague nightclub | Clubbers at Prague nightclub Karlovy Lazne have been dancing the night away to music chosen by a robot DJ, according to Reuters. The club's owners asked a robotics firm to repurpose a KUKA arm, previously used in car manufacturing, fitting it with software that allowed it to choose and change CDs, as well as dance. The... | https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/31/16830488/karlovy-lazne-prague-dj-nightclub-kuka-arm-robot | 2018-01-02 11:08:28.623000 | A club in Prague named Karlovy Lazne has recently introduced a robot DJ that alternates with a human to program music for the dance floor throughout the night, as reported by Reuters. Now in rotation for a few weeks, the robot has software that allows it to choose songs, select CDs from a rack, insert them into CDJs, a... |
HVDC transmission lines could cut US greenhouse emissions by 80% | A network of high-voltage direct current transmission lines carrying power from renewable resources could eliminate the need for energy storage and help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels inside 15 years, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. However, overlapping federal, state, county... | https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609766/how-to-get-wyoming-wind-to-california-and-cut-80-of-us-carbon-emissions/ | 2018-01-02 10:50:06.587000 | The Denver-based company behind the project hopes to erect a series of steel transmission towers that would stretch a high-voltage direct-current transmission line 730 miles across the American West. It could carry as much as 3,000 megawatts of Wyoming wind power to the electricity markets of California, Nevada, and Ar... |
Start-up Healthureum launches crypto-based healthcare platform | Healthureum is developing a blockchain-based platform aimed at bringing "transparency, security and accountability" to every aspect of health care. The Estonia-based start-up said the platform can be accessed using its Ethereum-based Healthureum Token digital currency, with a token generation event running from 10 Janu... | https://cointelegraph.com/news/startup-seeks-to-lower-costs-improve-outcomes-by-tokenizing-healthcare | 2018-01-02 10:49:21.393000 | Healthcare is a political and social landmine. According to TechCrunch the average American spends close to $10,000 for healthcare, with the entire industry being worth $3 trln. The World Health Organisation and World Bank report that nearly 100 million people around the world are forced to choose between food and heal... |
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