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• Exhibition: ode to MEATYARD at the Horse Hospital

  25-04-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Down in the basement of an old central London industrial building is a curious display of very odd fashion.Called ode to MEATYEARD, it’s an exhibition that celebrates and pays homage to those many unsung heroes and outsiders who pushed the boundaries of fashion styling and surrealism in the past. It takes a look at surreal fashion and features plenty of famous names to be dropped onto the display cards next to the displays: Salvador Dali, Leigh Bowery, Boy George, to name a few.
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• Twitter reportedly poised to accept Musk acquisition bid

  25-04-2022 18:36
  
  ‘People familiar with the matter’ say Twitter is poised to accept Elon Musk’s offer to buy the social media platform for $43 billion.
  Based on tips from anonymous sources, an article in Reuters says the Twitter board may announce a deal later on today after it has met to recommend it to shareholders. Twitter has apparently not been able to secure a ‘go-shop’ provision which would allow it to solicit other bids once the deal is signed, but it would be allowed to acce
  
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• JT IoT strengthens core capabilities by acquiring NextM2M

  25-04-2022 16:34
  Copenhagen, Denmark JT IoT announces it has reached an agreement to acquire NextM2M, a Danish IoT and connectivity management provider with global outreach. NextM2M will be integrated into the JT IoT core networks and further enhance the Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities of the company. NextM2M’s Internet of Things business provides machine to machine data transmissions with a focus on custom-made solutions that aim to provide the most efficient SIM card option to meet specialised...So
  
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• Tickets Alert: Spencer House and garden tours

  25-04-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Spencer House, a rather grand house overlooking Green Park is resuming Sunday tours of its main state rooms, and will be including the normally off-limits garden in the tours.
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  Spencer House has recognised as one of the most ambitious aristocratic townhouses ever built in London and is the city’s only great eighteenth-century private palace to survive intact. Used as offices between the 1920s-80s, the interior was given a full restoration to its 1780s appearance.
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• Frictionless finance: payments get closer to mobile customers

  25-04-2022 15:11
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Albrecht von der Recke, Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder of fonYou, explore the potential of frictionless finance in a telecoms concept.
  Embedded or “frictionless” finance is emerging as one of the primary disruptive drivers of the mobile communications market. Mobile network operators that can provide seamless access to an array of financia
  
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• CityFibre claims £38 billion of UK economic growth from fibre rollout

  25-04-2022 14:53
  
  UK fibre builder CityFibre commissioned some research that ‘identified over £38 billion in potential economic benefits’ thanks to its full fibre rollout to 285 UK cities, towns and villages.
  Consultancy Hatch put together the report on behalf of CityFibre, and it claims the potential economic impact over a 15 year period includes £22 billion in productivity benefits, £4.8 billion from a widened workforce, and £1.2 billion from flexible working and the creation
  
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• Belgium says no to 5G mmWave down south

  25-04-2022 14:49
  
  The government of Belgium’s Wallonia region has given the go-ahead for an increase in radiation limits for 5G, but is sticking to its guns on health concerns about millimetre wave.
  The powers that be are not scaremongering on mmWave as such. It’s just that the science is lacking, they say. That is, there isn’t enough hard information on the impact of mmWave on health, therefore they have opted for what they term “the principle of precaution.”
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: BT, 5G and streaming

  25-04-2022 14:31
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · BT, 5G and streaming
  
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• WW2 warship HQS Wellington opens to the public

  25-04-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Rarely open to the public, an important WW2 warship now moored in the Thames is currently open for a couple of days every week until later this year.It’s not just a museum ship though, it’s also a Livery Hall used by one of the City of London’s old livery companies, so a visit can either be to see an important part of WW2 heritage, or a visit to an unusual Livery Hall, or both.
  HMS Wellington was built at Devonport in 1934 and served as an anti-submarine escort ship for North A
  
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• Vodafone investors running out of patience with CEO Read

  25-04-2022 12:58
  
  UK-based Vodafone’s apparent struggle to strike a multi-billion pound asset sale is reportedly causing consternation among shareholders.
  Some have even questioned whether CEO Nick Read (pictured) – who has worked for the telco for more than 20 years – is the right person for the job. This all comes from a Financial Times report on Saturday that cited several significant investors in the telco group, most of whom preferred to share their concerns anonymously.
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• O2, EE, Vodafone and Three beaten by MVNOs on price and service

  25-04-2022 12:52
  
  Virtual operators like Smarty, Giffgaff, Tesco Mobile and Sky Mobile performed better than the big four operators on customer service and value for money in a Which? survey.
  Consumer watchdog/ratings and reviews site Which? surveyed 3,305 mobile phone network customers in its annual mobile network survey, which takes the temperature of how consumers feel about their mobile operator in terms of quality and value for money, and ranks them accordingly.
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• Europe increases state censorship powers with the Digital Services Act

  25-04-2022 12:47
  
  The European Union’s Digital Services Act claims to ensure ‘a safe and accountable online environment’.
  In that respect it seems to be the same sort of thing as the UK Online Safety Bill, in so much as it uses the veil of safety to increase the amount of power governments have over online speech. The EU has been more subtle about it, which isn’t saying much, and has sugared the pill with some measures that do seem genuinely useful. But make no mistake, this is no less of
  
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• London’s Alleys: Bow Lane, EC4

  25-04-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This narrow lane in the City of London is famous for being lined with shops and cafes and is also one of the oldest surviving lanes in the City on its original layout.Bisected by the equally ancient Watling Street, Bow Lane was originally two roads, the southern half being Cordwanerstrete, and the northern half being Hosyerlane. Although today it’s named after St Mary-le-bow church on the northern corner, the church existed long before the name changed, but was originally called St Mary de
  
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• Northern Mayors talk Levelling Up frustration at Connected North

  25-04-2022 02:00
  When discussing connectivity projects and investment in the North, the topic of a North–South Divide is never far away. The government’s Levelling Up agenda, announced earlier this year, is the latest initiative to attempt to address this regional disparity, but just how successful will this be? At this year’s first ever Connected North event, held in Manchester Central as part of Manchester Tech week, a discussion panel featuring local Mayors saw them air their frus
  
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• ITS Technology lands £100m extra funding from Aviva

  25-04-2022 02:00
  Wholesale full fibre provider, ITS Technology Group (ITS) has secured a further £100m investment from current backer, Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva PLC, to continue to accelerate the rollout of its Faster Britain full fibre networks which is on track to pass 25% of UK business premises by the end of this year.Since securing the first round of funding from Aviva Investors in early 2020, ITS has significantly increased its network footprint…read more
  
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• Ireland on track to becoming one of the most fibre connected countries in the world.

  25-04-2022 02:00
  Ireland has taken a leap forward in connectivity after eir reported it has passed more than 800,000 homes and businesses with its Gigabit Fibre Network. Combined with the Government’s National Broadband Plan…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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