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• Large housing developments proposed next to Jubilee line

  02-06-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Up to 1,300 homes could be built close to Neasden tube station in west London, under plans approved by Brent council last week.
  Church End Growth Area (c) Brent Council
  The homes would be part of a wider area masterplan and aren’t in planning yet, but form part of an aspiration to see homes built on a number of plots of land, which are predominantly industrial land at the moment.
  What the masterplan does though is outline areas where they will be more likely to approve planning requests fo
  
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• In conversation with CST on the value of the ICT Indicator Forum

  02-06-2023 15:08
  In its 9th edition, the ICT Indicators Forum 2023 investigated topics related to digital regulation, opportunities to scale businesses in digital economy, and the ICT sector’s future trends.
  The forum plays a key role as an enabler for collaboration and participation in the industry in Saudi Arabia. The ICT market size in the country is now the largest in the MENA region, having reached $40.9 billion in 2022. Attended by leaders and experts from across the Saudi ICT landscape including tel
  
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• London’s Jewish Museum to close and sell building amid pandemic losses

  02-06-2023 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Jewish Museum has announced that it will be closing at the end of July as it looks to sell the building and move to another site as losses caused by the pandemic and lower returning visitor numbers hit its income.
  (c) Jewish Museum London
  Based in Camden, the Jewish Museum London houses and displays the UK’s nationally designated collection of Judaica, as well as collections from the Jewish Military Museum, United Synagogue and Jewish Historical Society of England.
  Although it reopened
  
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• Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City exhibition in London for 3 weeks only

  02-06-2023 13:45 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  It’s part exhibition and part movie promotion, but there will be a display in central London based on the forthcoming Wes Anderson movie, Asteroid City.
  (c) 180 Studios
  The exhibition will feature original sets, props, costumes and artwork that capture Anderson’s signature style, visuals and sounds, as well as provide an opportunity to have a meal at the film’s 1950s diner, which will be recreated onsite.
  Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955.
  
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• Orange completes VOO purchase

  02-06-2023 13:43
  The Belgian division of telco group Orange has completed its acquisition of regional quad-play services operator VOO, following a lengthy competition investigation.
  Technically, the deal will give Orange Belgium a 75% stake minus 1 share in VOO, with the remaining 25% plus one share retained by Nethys.
  This transaction values VOO at €1.8 billion for 100% of the capital, and Orange Belgium will finance it through an intra-Group loan.
  “For decades, we developed our telecom skills and pi
  
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• Russia accuses Apple of helping US spy on iPhone users

  02-06-2023 13:33
  The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reckons American intelligence agencies were assisted by Apple in infecting iPhones with malware.
  The allegation was made in a press release which doesn’t seem to have an English-language version. According to the Google translation, the FSB uncovered ‘previously unknown malicious software that uses software vulnerabilities provided by the manufacturer’ in thousands of iPhones. It goes on to conclude this suggests ‘close cooperati
  
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• A delicate display of Korean weaving skills

  02-06-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A gallery in central London is currently host to an exhibition that shows off some remarkable examples of Korean aesthetics through the concept of Weaving.The exhibition aims to highlight the hours spent in achieving innovation, individuality and immersion through a single material. At the same time, materials that are translucent and see-through are juxtaposed against one another to play with light, shadow and silhouette.
  So, there are a lot of window blinds, which look typical, if well made, b
  
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• Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson show off a network slicing proof of concept

  02-06-2023 12:23
  In what they are calling some manner of world first, Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have ‘instantiated’ a secure network slice that automatically connects to private cloud services.
  The proof of concept is designed for enterprise use, and provides for automated configuration, provisioning and end-to-end orchestration of the enterprise slicing service order – for those that fancy a bit of that. The chief innovation appears to the lack of need for any additional configuration by t
  
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