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• Colourscape returns to Clapham Common

  02-09-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A giant maze of coloured rooms will open on Clapham Common later this month, as Colourscape returns.
  (c) Colourscape
  Depending on when you go, it’s either a coloured maze to explore, or a musical event with spaces inside filled with a range of musicians, and they have different performances each weekend.
  The main Colourscape on Clapham Common is called “Festival Two” and is the organiser’s second largest structure with about 70 chambers. It incorporates a large silver spa
  
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• Westminster Abbey to open late during September

  02-09-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  During the summer months, Westminster Abbey will be opening in the evenings for visitors to soak up the atmosphere of glowing stained glass windows after work.
  And photography in the ground floor nave is allowed.The Abbey’s evening openings run from 4pm to 7pm on three Wednesday evenings in September –7th, 14th, and 21st. As a tip, if you want to get visions of the setting sun coming through the windows, then go earlier in the month, or if you want a darker Abbey, go later, as sunset
  
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• Qualcomm and Meta join forces to ‘revolutionize the future of computing’

  02-09-2022 14:13
  Chip firm Qualcomm and the artist formally known as Facebook have put their heads together in order to deliver ‘multi-generation metaverse experiences’ – which seems to mean specialised chips.
  Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and Meta Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced their collaboration at trade show IFA in Germany, which they describe as a ‘multi-year broad strategic agreement to develop premium experiences that leverage custom Snapdragon XR platforms for the Meta Quest plat
  
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• Qualcomm and Meta join forces to ‘revolutionise the future of computing’

  02-09-2022 14:13
  Chip firm Qualcomm and the artist formally known as Facebook have put their heads together in order to deliver ‘multi-generation metaverse experiences’ – which seems to mean specialised chips.
  Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and Meta Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced their collaboration at trade show IFA in Germany, which they describe as a ‘multi-year broad strategic agreement to develop premium experiences that leverage custom Snapdragon XR platforms for the Meta Quest plat
  
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• Half-price tickets for Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

  02-09-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Inspired by the hit show, Rambert presents Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby. Coming to London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre for a limited run, there’s also a sale on tickets for the opening week.
  The show opens on 12th October, and there’s a special deal on ticket prices for the first week’s performances with £71 tickets being offered for just £35. Tickets need to be booked from here by Friday 16th September.This new dance/theatre event digs
  
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• EU set to challenge telcos over demands for big tech cash

  02-09-2022 12:41
  European operators have been trying to get the EU to force US internet giants to pay extra for using their networks but it seems the bloc remains unconvinced.
  We know this thanks to Bloomberg, which got hold of an EU document revealing it plans to ask operators to submit evidence supporting their claims for these exceptional payments. The EU declined to offer any comment on the matter but, since this is Bloomberg, the chances are it was a controlled leak, endorsed behind the scenes by someone at
  
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• Nokia and Eurofiber hatch a plan to accelerate fibre roll out in Europe

  02-09-2022 12:23
  Finnish kit vendor Nokia and pan-European fibreco Eurofiber Group have signed an agreement to accelerate fibre roll outs in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands with optical transport and datacenter switching.
  The firms say they have signed something called a frame agreement which includes the multi country DWDM roll out, datacenter switching and other elements all of which is in the service of increasing Eurofiber’s footprint. The agreement covers all Eurofiber affiliates.
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• Heritage protection for 1960s Fulham fibreglass panels

  02-09-2022 07:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A series of giant abstract decorative panels on a former British Gas building have been given protection with a Grade II listing, along with the former exhibition building they are attached to. The panels, made in the 1960s by the celebrated artist John Piper are also one of the artist’s largest single commissions, thought to be second only to his Baptistry window at Coventry Cathedral.
  (c) Historic England
  The Piper Building was built in the 1950s as a laboratory complex for The North Tha
  
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