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AppDirect to Bolster Technology Management Functionality With vCom Solutions Acquisition  PYMNTS.com

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National Grid to begin replacing meters with smart technology  Olean Times Herald

Rackspace Technology Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results  GlobeNewswire

QuantumPay (QTP) represents an ambitious technological initiative that blends blockchain technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to create a secure, efficient, and transparent digital transaction  StreetInsider.com

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | History & Facts  Britannica

Demystifying External Actor Influence in Africa’s Technology Sector  Africa Center for Strategic Studies

HemaChrome collaborates with Global Health Labs to enhance its mobile health technology to test blood hemoglobin  Purdue University

L&T Technology Services acquires US-based Intelliswift for $110 million  Business Standard

The incident occurred during a launch of Starlink satellites – which provide high-speed internet globally – from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Read more: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket engine fails during Starlink mission

The company said it's targeting 27 July for another launch of Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites.

Read more: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 again after previous mishap

The acquisition is facing scrutiny over concerns that it may negatively impact competition in Ireland’s telecoms sector.

Read more: Irish competition watchdog probes Phoenix-Cellnex acquisition

As of last month, there were more than 6,000 Starlink satellites in orbit. Now, China wants to play catch-up.

Read more: China takes on SpaceX with its own version of Starlink satellites

The company must invest $15.75m to strengthen its cybersecurity and pay a penalty of $15.75m to the US Treasury.

Read more: T-mobile reaches $31.5m settlement with FCC over cybersecurity breaches

Details of the compromised data revealed that it may have been stolen on 28 September.

Read more: Internet Archive suffers from cyberattack affecting 31m users

NHS Resolution’s Niamh McKenna discusses her role as CIO and the challenges of security and digital transformation in the public sector.

Read more: How this CIO is tackling ‘data headaches’ in healthcare

Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle highlighted a recent wave of attacks on libraries and archives across the globe and hopes that they are ‘not indicative of a trend’.

Read more: Internet Archive suffers yet another cyberattack

Facial recognition technology can help the platform be 'faster, more accurate and more effective' against imposters, the software giant said.

Read more: Meta to test facial recognition to deter scammers

Affected data includes social security numbers, bank details, payment cards and medical diagnoses.

Read more: 100m affected in February cyberattack, UnitedHealth reveals

More than two-thirds of Irish cybersecurity leaders believe that reputational damage from a cyberattack would 'significantly' damage their business.

Read more: 74pc of Irish businesses report increase in cyberattacks this year

Huawei Ireland CEO Calvin Lan calls for larger companies to play a 'supporting role' to boost digital adoption.

Read more: Very small Irish businesses are less likely to embrace AI

More than half of all breaches occurred in the Department of Social Protection, data revealed.

Read more: Human error the leading cause of Government data breaches

HP’s Val Gabriel discusses nation-state cyberthreats in the hardware supply chain and how to mitigate these types of attacks.

Read more: Tech tampering: Are hardware supply chain attacks on the rise?

Committing to company DEI measures takes time and effort, so why should modern employees get involved?

Read more: Putting the I in DEI: Why you should get involved with workplace diversity

Were you offered a fully remote position but aren’t sure that it is the right step? Well here is what you need to know.

Read more: Are you on the fence about accepting a work from home offer?

The Facebook-owned photo-sharing app introduced face filters in a previous update, but now users can have a little fun in their live videos.

Read more: Instagram adds face filters to live video

Will Explore Feed help burst our respective Facebook bubbles?

Read more: Facebook officially rolls out Explore Feed to desktop and mobile

The preview of Messenger Kids is launching in the US first.

Read more: Facebook launches Messenger Kids app for under-13s

Google has launched its new router – Google Wifi – in Ireland, with the promise of ending the dreaded reception blackspots found in some people’s homes.

Read more: Google’s new Wi-Fi router promises to end reception ‘blackspots’

The new quantised models are 56pc smaller and use 41pc less memory when compared to the full-size models released last month.

Read more: Meta releases compact versions of Llama 3.2 AI models

The team will work with CKDelta to deliver predictive maintenance models that could improve efficiency.

Read more: Trinity researchers will use AI to tackle utilities sector challenges

Apple released the first beta of visionOS 2.2, introducing new "Wide" and "Ultrawide" modes for the Mac Virtual Display feature on the Vision Pro headset. MacRumors reports: Apple has previously said the ultra-wide version of Mac Virtual Display is equivalent to having two physical 4K displays sitting side by side on a desk. Mac Virtual Display is now available in three sizes: Normal, Wide, and Ultrawide. visionOS 2.2 will likely be released to the public in December alongside iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, and other updates. Further reading: Apple Delays Cut-price Vision Headset Until 2027, Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Says

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According to a partial teardown video of Apple's new Mac mini, the new machine features modular storage that can be removed. "As we saw with the Mac Studio, however, replacing the modular storage is complicated," notes MacRumors. The teardown also reveals two 128GB storage chips in the 256GB model, enabling faster SSD speeds comparable to higher-capacity versions. From the report: The criticism surrounding Apple's decision to use a single 256GB chip in some base-model Macs a few years ago primarily came from a vocal contingent of tech enthusiasts, and the average customer is unlikely to even notice the slower speeds in common day-to-day tasks. Nevertheless, it appears that customers who do want the fastest SSD speeds do not need to worry about which storage capacity they choose when ordering the new Mac mini.

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Sodium-ion batteries are cheaper than lithium-ion batteries — and they're also more environmentally friendly. And "In the past few years, sodium-ion battery production has increased in the United States," reports the Washington Post, with a new factory planned to manufacture them "in the same way as lithium-ion batteries, just with different ingredients. Instead of using expensive materials like lithium, nickel and cobalt, these will be made of sodium, iron and manganese..." Last month, sodium-ion battery manufacturer Natron Energy announced it would open a "gigafactory" in North Carolina that would produce 24 gigawatt hours of batteries annually, enough energy to charge 24,000 electric vehicles. But sodium-ion batteries are still early in their development compared with lithium-ion, and they have yet to hit the market on a massive scale. "It's unlikely sodium-ion could displace lithium-ion anytime soon," said Keith Beers, polymer science and materials chemistry principal engineer at technical consultancy firm Exponent... The biggest limitation of sodium-ion batteries is their weight. Sodium weighs nearly three times as much as lithium, and it cannot store the same amount of energy. As a result, sodium-ion batteries tend to be larger. Jens Peters, an economics professor at the University of Alcalá in Madrid, said the energy density could be improved over time in sodium-ion batteries. But, he added, "what we found out so far in our assessments is that it is not a game changer." Sodium-ion batteries are touted to be the environmentally friendly alternative to their lithium-ion counterparts, thanks to their raw materials. Sodium, iron and manganese are all abundant elements on the planet, so they require less energy to extract and cost less... Sodium-ion batteries also last longer than lithium-ion ones because they can withstand more charge cycles, said Wendell Brooks, co-CEO of Natron Energy. "Our product can have millions of cycles," said Brooks, "where lithium-ion would have three to five thousand cycles and wear out a lot faster...." Sodium-ion batteries aren't the best fit for smartphones or electric vehicles, which need to store lots of energy. However, one advantage is their low cost. And they could be a good candidate in situations where the size of the battery isn't a concern, like energy storage. "When something is built out to support grid or backup storage, it doesn't need to be very dense. It's staying put," Beers said. Natron will invest nearly $1.4 billion in the factory "to meet the rapidly expanding demand for critical power, industrial and grid energy storage solutions," according to their announcement. "Natron's high-performance sodium-ion batteries outperform lithium-ion batteries in power density and recharging speed, do not require lithium, cobalt, copper, or nickel, and are non-flammable... Natron's batteries are the only UL-listed sodium-ion batteries on the market today, and will be delivered to a wide range of customer end markets in the industrial power space, including data centers, mobility, EV fast charging, microgrids, and telecom, among others."

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‘For young people to thrive, they need strong ties to their community and easy access to mental health services,’ says NCI’s Dr April Hargreaves.

Read more: How this neuropsychologist is tackling the loneliness epidemic

UCD's Prof Kate Robson Brown leads the development of analytical models that predict the lifetime of composites in low-Earth orbit.

Read more: UCD professor part of team developing new space materials

The findings open the door for new microbial-based therapy for anxiety and depression, according to UCC.

Read more: Gut bacteria affects stress response, UCC scientists find

The largest number of doses (85pc of the allocation) will go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicentre of the current outbreak.

Read more: WHO announces 899,000 mpox vaccines for nine African nations most affected