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• Tickets Alert: Visit the Post-Modernist “Cosmic House” in Holland Park

  16-09-2022 19:44 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A slightly unassuming house in Holland Park conceals a remarkable interior — a house packed full of early Post-Modernist designs — and is now, very occasionally open to the public.Externally it looks like a normal sort of house for the area, but the architect Charles Jencks and family gutted most of the interior and built something that is really quite stunning. Not necessarily nice, as that’s down to individual tastes, but it is most certainly stunning.
  In a way, you could tak
  
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• Cinemas to show the State Funeral on Monday

  16-09-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A number of cinemas will be screening the State Funeral live on a big screen for free on Monday.
  Screening events in cinemas is an increasingly popular alternative to blockbuster movies, and while it’s usually a money earner for the cinemas, on Monday all the seats will be free of charge.
  The Southbank Centre is screening the funeral in the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Capacity is limited, and free admittance is on a first come, first served basis from 9am.
  Both Curzon and Vue cinemas are offerin
  
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• Exclusive discounts on Back to the Future musical tickets from £20

  16-09-2022 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  To mark the one-year anniversary of Back to the Future The Musical at the Adelphi Theatre, there’s a special offer on prices for performances up to the end of November.Welcome to Hill Valley! When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past and send himself… back to the future.
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• Verizon, AT&T and Comcast sued over movie piracy via their networks

  16-09-2022 13:47
  US telcos Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Comcast are being sued by media production companies over what they see as a failure to stop movie piracy, reportedly.
  They have been sued by a gang of media production companies  including Voltage Pictures, After Productions and Ammo Entertainment who accuse them of ‘turning a blind eye to customers who illegally distribute and download pirated films’, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
  The argument that seems to be being made is that
  
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• London mainline railway stations to stay open overnight for the State Funeral

  16-09-2022 12:35 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The rail industry has announced more overnight trains, and that London’s mainline stations will be open overnight to provide shelter on the day of the State Funeral to help people get home.As long distance services are expected to be busiest in the late afternoon and evening following the State Funeral, passengers traveling shorter distances are being encouraged not to rush home immediately afterwards to help ease pressure on tube and rail stations.
  Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Network Rail chair,
  
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• UK altnets are upping the ante on fibre competition

  16-09-2022 11:17
  UK fibre providers announcing new initiatives is barely news these days, but what is worth noting is the pace at which these announcements are hitting the wires.
  Thursday brought a contribution from home networking specialist, Linksys, which was keen to tell us all about the new WiFi 6 products it plans to sell through UK ISPs, presenting Community Fibre as its latest reference customer.
  Linksys noted that it increasing its emphasis on working with UK ISPs, having previously targeting the consum
  
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• What does a doomsday level cyber attack look like?

  16-09-2022 11:16
  The concept of cyber warfare is not new, but under the cover of the war in Ukraine attacks are increasing and the stakes are getting higher for both telecoms and the wider world, argued Eric Hart, Manager of Subscription Services at LogRhythm in an interview with Telecoms.com.
  Has there been a rise in the amount of cyber warfare activity since the invasion of Ukraine?
  Cyber war activity increased even a little bit before the actual invasion took place. We’ve been seeing elevations overall,
  
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• Samsung sets out $5 billion green strategy

  16-09-2022 10:45
  Electronics giant Samsung is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to the environment.
  This week it unveiled its new green strategy, which includes the various net zero carbon emissions targets that we’ve come to expect from multinationals like this. However, while many companies state their objectives and leave it at that, Samsung has gone a step further, backing up its commitments with cold hard cash.
  And it’s a lot: 7 trillion won ($5 billion) between now and 2030, to
  
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