UK rejoins EU’s Horizon flagship research programme

Sep07
by on September 7, 2023 at 11:58 am
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After months of negotiations, the UK is rejoining Horizon, the EU’s €95.5bn flagship research and innovation programme, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced Thursday. Although the country’s participation in the programme was part of the Brexit deal, its membership had been blocked for three years following Brussels’ and London’s feud over the trade rules for Northern Ireland — the UK’s only land border with an EU member state, the Republic of Ireland. But the issue’s resolution in February has now opened the way for the UK’s re-entry into Horizon, which was confirmed on Wednesday, September 6, during a call between Sunak…

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How to support the mental health and wellbeing of remote workers

Sep06
by on September 6, 2023 at 2:25 pm
Posted In: Future of Work


When COVID-19 hit, suddenly commutes were a thing of the past, and many home offices took the shape of kitchen tables or even stacks of cushions on the bed. While Zoom fashion may have been the height of comfy for some, for many the isolation and lack of separation between work and home was torture, and exacerbated an already escalating crisis of loneliness and mental health.  Enabled by the digital age and turbocharged by the pandemic, remote working is so much more complex than the Instagram-touted ideal of a ‘digital nomad’ swaying with their laptop in a hammock between palm…

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How criminal networks in Sweden use false Spotify streams to launder money

Sep05
by on September 5, 2023 at 11:31 am
Posted In: spotify


This morning, one of Sweden’s largest newspapers, Svenska Dagbladet (SvD), published a thorough investigation into how criminal networks have used Spotify to launder money for years. Specifically, they have been paying for false streams of music published by artists with ties to the groups, and then capitalised on the engineered popularity.  Analysts at the National Operative Unit of the Swedish Police Force have been looking at (or listening to) rappers publishing their music on the streaming giant since autumn 2021. First, as a means of gathering clues and information about crimes from the lyrics.  Then, as streaming patterns began to…

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Sweden’s Scania unveils world’s first semi-truck covered in solar panels

Sep04
by on September 4, 2023 at 12:29 pm
Posted In: Electric vehicle


Late last week, Sweden’s Scania revealed a world-first hybrid semi-truck covered in solar panels. Because of its self-produced energy, the unique prototype has the potential to reduce both operational costs and CO2 emissions of heavy transport.  The hybrid truck’s trailer is covered in 100 square metres of solar panels that are plugged into an electrical system carried on board. It is being deployed in a research project to examine how much solar energy such a configuration can generate, and how much it is possible to lower CO2 emissions through the use of the attached photovoltaic panels. As it swooshes silently down…

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The Fairphone 5 revives the dream of a smartphone that lasts for 10 years

Sep02
by on September 2, 2023 at 7:42 am
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Our phones have lamentably short lives. Batteries die before they’re old, compatibility is transient, software support expires, and minor upgrades soon arrive that are presented as must-haves. It’s an insidious model — and one that Fairphone is upending. The Dutch startup this week released a handset that sets new standards for sustainability: the Fairphone 5. Laudably, the company envisions the device functioning for 10 years. The modular machine is built for repairability. Not only can you replace fading batteries, but also nine other parts, including the screen, USB-C port, and speakers. To change them, just grab a screwdriver and follow…

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