UK-based internet hosting firm UKFast has made a £2.3m upgrade at its data centre in Manchester. November’s Autumn Statement saw the government pledge up to £1bn in digital infrastructure investment, with a call to private companies to match that figure with investment in their own projects. UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones, writes: “The commitment from the government is a …

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GSPK Design secures quality accreditation in support of its business designing and manufacturing electronic devices for the medical device market.

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Crossbar is sampling embedded 40nm ReRAM from SMIC and expects to have 28nm technology available in H1.

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China CEE Investment Co-operation Fund secures a deal to buy an interest in the Hungary telecoms market by agreeing to buy Magyar Telecom holdings in operator Invitel.

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Peter Thiel, the US President-Elect’s new friend and transition team member, has an approach to life he calls ‘Pyrrhonian skepticism’. For Thiel, Pyrrhonian scepticism involves standing a consensus view on its head and seeing if it makes sense upside down. He likes to “flip around” issues to see if conventional wisdom is wrong, In other …

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Despite a formidable challenge of low-cost, efficient fluorescent fixtures and tubes, LED-based troffers have of late begun to penetrate the commercial office and industrial market.

Water systems staff will receive training and technical assistance to improve operations and management practices, promote system sustainability, and better protect public health and the environment.

Canadian technology to play key role in first-ever survey of this type.

More than $1 billion in claims for losses related to toxic Colorado mine spill denied.

A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for January 16, 2016.