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Ford hopes to lead driverless car revolution with $1bn investment in new unit Argo

11-02-2017 13:14

Ford is set to invest $1bn over the next five years in a new driverless car unit Argo, marking a significant step ahead in the carmaker's goal of launching a commercial self-driving vehicle fleet by 2021.
The Argo unit will be led by two engineers who were previously at Google and Uber; Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander.
Bryan Salesky, chief executive of Argo, spent three years leading hardware development for self-driving cars at Google. Peter Rander was an engineering lead at

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The Lad Bible loses creative director Ian Moore ahead of recruitment drive

11-02-2017 12:39

The Lad Bible’s creative director Ian Moore, who was poached from Vice in 2015, is leaving the brand at the end of the month - the latest in a string of senior departures at the online publisher.
Moore, who will be moving back to Denmark at the end of March to pursue a new project, announced his departure on LinkedIn.
“Been a whirlwind, amazing 16 months with the company where we've achieved some absolutely amazing things and I've made some great friends. Can't wait to see what Solly

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The Sun labels Liverpool FC ban on its reporters ‘bad for fans and bad for football’

11-02-2017 11:53

The Sun has responded to Liverpool FC's ban of its reporters over the paper’s coverage of the Hillsborough disaster, calling it "bad for fans and bad for football"
On Thursday (9 February) the football club withdrew accreditation for the newspaper's journalists, preventing them from attending matches, visiting the club's training facility or interviewing players and coaching staff.
The ban relates to the paper's coverage of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, in which The Sun wrongly placed

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Government pledges £20m to 'cyber curriculum' to defend UK against attacks

11-02-2017 10:54

The Government has pledged £20m to provide school children with lessons in cyber security in hopes it will encourage the next generation of experts to defend the UK against online attacks.
The Cyber Schools Programme aims to train 5,700 pupils aged between 14 to 18 over the next five years.
The teenagers will spend up to four hours a week on the cyber curriculum, which will include classroom and online teaching, mixing real-world challenges with hands-on work experience.
The curriculum wil

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