A billionaire French oil family’s decision to back Rolls-Royce’s plans for a fleet of mini nuclear power plants is part of a set of investments predicated on a renaissance for atomic power, according to their investment adviser. Sean Benson, director of BNF Capital, the London-based investment office owned by members of the Perrodo family, said…
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The Taproot upgrade for Bitcoin was officially activated on Sunday. Bitcoin had its biggest upgrade in 4 years, since the introduction of Segregated Witness in 2017. The Taproot upgrade improves network privacy, scalability, security, and the ability to support complex transactions. Earlier in the week bitcoin hit a new record high of $69k ($68,789.63 to…
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Amazon warehouse workers may soon have new recruits among their ranks: “Bert” and “Ernie”. Named after the pair of muppets in US educational TV series Sesame Street, Ernie is a system with a robotic arm that delivers containers to staff, reducing strenuous reaching and bending, while Bert is an autonomous mobile robot that can be…
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When a package thuds on to a doorstep, customers glimpse only the final few metres of its long and complex journey through the global supply chain. Most consumer goods delivered across the developed world are manufactured thousands of miles away before being shipped or flown to ports, moved to warehouses or regional fulfilment centres by…
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BD, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical products, has said it is optimistic the pandemic is coming “under control” but warned inflationary pressures will continue for up to two years and prices are unlikely to return to pre-Covid levels. Thomas Polen, BD chief executive, told the Financial Times prices for some raw materials…
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BD, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical products, has said it is optimistic the pandemic is coming “under control” but warned inflationary pressures will continue for up to two years and prices are unlikely to return to pre-Covid levels. Thomas Polen, BD chief executive, told the Financial Times prices for some raw materials…
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The government on Friday directed nursing homes to open their doors wide to visitors, easing many remaining pandemic restrictions while urging residents, families and facility staff to keep their guard up against outbreaks. The new guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services instructs nursing homes to allow visits at all times for all…
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A federal court declined Friday to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay last Saturday of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers be vaccinated by Jan.…
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China’s internet regulator released draft rules on Sunday that would require companies listing in Hong Kong to undergo a cyber security review if the share sale could implicate national security, threatening a recent shift by tech groups to the territory. The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s powerful data watchdog, announced in July that it…
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The Cyberspace Administration of China released draft rules on Sunday that would require firms to undergo a cyber security review before going public in Hong Kong if it implicates national security, threatening a recent shift as internet companies seek to list in the territory. The powerful data watchdog launched a probe into Didi Chuxing for…
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