Is Hyperloop an escape from old technology? Thomas Elias
There has long been a suspicion that the $ 68 billion plan to build a 432-mile high speed rail system between Los Angeles and San Francisco was too little, too late. Essentially, some say, it could be the last hurrah for an outdated technology. "Bullet …
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The technology to free your inner shopaholic
Retail technology specialists NCR certainly think this is the way forward. Originally a company that specialised in making cash registers, they too have had to come to terms with the changing retail environment. "I think the key is really to try to …
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Cuomo Administration Slams State Pension Fund For Using Obsolete Computer …
The Cuomo administration's Department of Financial Services – in the first of what it promised will be a series of audits – blasted the DiNapoli-controlled state pension fund for using obsolete technology and computer codes that date back to the 1950s …
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Job security heads technology workers' fears
THE majority of technology employees sometimes worry about losing their job and almost 90 per cent believe it would be "competitive to quite difficult" to secure another role in the current market, a study finds. There is also a lack of career …
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New Technology for Stopping Oil Well Blowouts Announced
In introducing their technology, Paradyme's president and CTO, George Sachs, stated that "It has now become clear that a BP scale disaster can easily lead to liability costs in excess of $ 300M-$ 400M/day. Therefore, having the ability to quickly bring a …
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