AEF to launch online database for ISO-certified agri-tech
The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation will speak at Agri-Tech East’s ‘Re-visiting the Vision of the Connected Farm’ about its initiative to provide a database of information to farmers about...
View ArticleMapping on-line hate reveals team work is the only useful countermeasure
Policing on-line hate from within a single platform, such as Facebook, can make the spread of hate worse, and will eventually generate global ‘dark pools’ in which hate will flourish, is one of the...
View ArticleCisco, Autodesk, Osram and TSMC amongst world’s sustainable companies
Amongst the worlds companies, Cisco is the fourth most sustainable, CAD company Autodesk fifth and semiconductor-maker Osram is not far behind, while TSMC is 25th, according to the ‘Global 100 Index’,...
View ArticleSurvey results show Britons unconcerned about smart home security
A survey carried out by Specops Software, a “password management and authentication solution vendor,” asked 1,230 people from the UK and US their opinions on the security of smart home devices. A...
View ArticleParliamentary committee calls for transparency and no bias when artificial...
The UK Parliament’s Committee on Standards in Public Life has warned of the potential for obscure and biased decision-making as artificial intelligence is used by the public sector, in a report on...
View ArticleCardboard boxes are greener than plastic alternatives?
Carton packaging for small electrical goods has a lower carbon footprint than plastic alternatives, according to Pro Carton, the European association for carton and cartonboard manufacturers, which is...
View ArticleEmbedded World: No shortage of industrial Raspberry Pi MCUs
At Embedded World today, Raspberry Pi was giving away its Pico development boards to all comers, to emphasise that there is no shortage of its RP2040 microcontroller, which was recently qualified for...
View ArticleEngineeringUK: UK could be sleep walking towards a net zero skills shortage
Not-for-profit EngineeringUK is warning that lack of Government planning and resources in the STEM educational pipeline is putting de-carbonisation at risk. “It’s clear that we could be sleep-walking...
View ArticleIET: ‘Engineers most trusted after nurses’
87% of people trust engineers to tell them the truth, after nurses an 89% and before doctors at 85%, according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). “Engineers are one of only three...
View ArticleECSN: cautious optimism for 2024
Last year, Aubrey Dunford, the ECSN (Electronic Components Supply Network) market analyst declared the UK electronics components market had returned to normality. At this year’s Electronics Components...
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