UK: Do you have spare eye protection, plastic aprons or disposable gloves?

Some council social care services in the UK are short of eye protection, plastic aprons and disposable gloves. Many of our readers operate, own or work in manufacturing sites that might have spare stocks. If you think you can help, consider contacting your local social care services department or local GP practices. Please don’t turn ...

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Telcos rise to virus challenge

Following talks with the government, the UK’s major internet service and mobile providers, namely BT/EE, Openreach, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, O2, Vodafone, Three, Hyperoptic, Gigaclear, and KCOM have all agreed the following commitments, effective immediately: All providers have committed to working with customers who find it difficult to pay their bill as a result of ...

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Softbank-backed company goes bankrupt

Softbank-backed satellite manufacturer OneWeb of London has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “OneWeb has been building a truly global communications network to provide high-speed low latency broadband everywhere,” says OneWeb CEO Adam Steckel, “our current situation is a consequence of the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis. We remain convinced of the social and economic ...

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Indiegogo launch for smart wall socket

myDOQ, a smart wall socket, opens its Indiegogo campaign tomorrow. With an early bird 40% discount, over 8,000 supporters have already pre-registered their interest, says makers Lansdowne Technology. “I’m delighted by the initial response that we have received”, said Neil Rosen, Founder and CEO of Lansdowne, “we are inundated with correspondence from people informing us ...

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Segger announces Sifive Insight support for J-Link probes

Segger says its strengthening its position in relation to the risc-v instruction set architecture by implementing support for Sifive’s Insight debug/trace on J-Link probes. The company’s products are already fully compatible with Sifive’s RISC-V processor cores. The Insight support includes Sifive’s latest Nexus-based trace implementation, which enables ongoing monitoring and recording of processor instruction execution. ...

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STEM Learning organisation assists classrooms with online resources

With UK schools closed for the foreseeable future due to covid-19, classrooms have been moved online. STEM Learning, a government, charity and industry backed education provider, has made a tranche of resources available on its site to assist teachers during current circumstances. The organisation has launched an area on its website to host materials generated ...

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TSMC implements remote working after employee tests covid-19 positive

Following one of its Taiwan employees testing positive for covid-19 on 18 March, TSMC has put a remote working policy in place for non-production line workers, Taipei Times reports. 30 other employees have been asked to enter quarantine while the infected member of staff has been taken to hospital for treatment. Additional measures include the ...

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Würth producing PCBs for ventilators to help meet covid-19 demand

Würth Elektronik is supplying the PCBs needed for the rapid manufacture of intensive care and mobile ventilators from its three production sites in Germany. In order to ensure the supply of medical ventilators for coronavirus patients in Germany, the German government has placed several orders with different manufacturers at short notice.   At the plants in ...

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