Hidden dangers of public WiFi and how to avoid them 19th August 2019

Protecting and improving the nation’s vital infrastructure – such as energy, transport and digital communications – is about to become easier, as the first successful results of a world-leading computing project are being showcased. DAFNI – the Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure – was created in 2017 to provide world-leading research capabilities to help improve the nation’s infrastructure systems, by making them more resilient and effective.

A series of events that will bring together leading authorities in the design and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) is being organised by Arrow Electronics. Starting in September, the “AI Experience Tour” will demonstrate how AI is being used in commercial applications today and help attendees to understand how they can leverage AI to advance their own applications.

  Compact AC/DC power supplies from MicroPower Direct are specifically designed to provide robust performance, high power density, safety approvals and compact size required by a range of applications in a variety of industries.

The UK is in urgent need of a ‘skills upgrade’ to meet the economic challenges post Brexit and WorldSkills UK are hoping to help. WorldSkills have pledged to support this skills upgrade, with the UK’s premier skills chief heading to the 45th Skills Olympics in Russia.

South Wales Police have confirmed their intention to use facial recognition technology – rolling the application out to 50 police officers for an initial three-month trial. This will enable them to take a snapshot and analyse it immediately to answer the pressing question, “Are you really the person we’re looking for?”

European semiconductor sales in the second quarter 2019 reached $9.800bn, according to the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) reported based on the latest WSTS figures. These results represent a 4.7% decline from the previous quarter. European sales of sensors and microprocessor units showed strong growth in June compared to the previous month (6.8 and 2.4% respectively) and grew faster than in the other regions worldwide.

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in South East Asia. The energy storage system facility, including the Greensmith GEMS advanced software platform and GridSolv, will be used for grid support purposes. The order was booked with Wärtsilä in Q2.

TDK Corporation has announced further investments at its TDK Lambda UK manufacturing facility in Ilfracombe, North Devon. In addition to the £1m invested into the recently opened EMC centre, the company has invested £250k in new equipment and plans a further £590k within the next nine months.