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• DLR looking for exemptions on accessibility regulations

  04-08-2023 17:20 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is seeking exemptions from accessibility requirements that would require it to close the gap between trains and platforms sooner than it is currently able to.Although the DLR is generally pretty good for accessibility, with lifts to all stations and pretty much step-free access between trains and platforms, there are gaps at some parts of some platforms that breach the guidelines, particularly on curved platforms.
  Transport for London (TfL) has a plan to shrink
  
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• Deutsche Telekom and MIRA pilot 5G powered ‘teleoperated’ shuttle service

  04-08-2023 17:03
  German operator Deutsche Telekom and MIRA are playing around with the ‘shuttle service of the future’ in Bonn.
  Teleoperation is another term for remote driving, and the release waxes on about how crucial 5G is to enabling the transmission of large volumes of data in real time from the vehicle to the remote-control station, allowing the remote driving test to take place.
  The project, taking place on the test track at the operator’s headquarters, is partly there to throw up some
  
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• Apple sales down in Q3, but services driving up profits

  04-08-2023 13:21
  US tech giant Apple’s revenue was down by 1% for Q3, but growth in services drove a net profit bump YoY.
  Revenue for Q3 came in at $81.8 billion, down 1% YoY, but net profit rose 2.3% to $19.8 billion, and quarterly earnings per diluted share were $1.26, up 5%.
  Revenue from services drove the profit bump it seems, rising by 8% to $21.2 billion, though hardware sales were a drag factor with iPhone sales dropping by 2.4% YoY, iPads by 19.8% and Macs by 7.3%.
  In terms of region, net sales wer
  
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• London’s exhibitions to visit in August 2023

  04-08-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A selection of ten exhibitions to visit while dodging the rains of the classic British summer.Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination
  Science Museum, South Kensington
  (Note: closes on 20th August)
  Adults: £15 | Child: £13 | Under 7: Free
  Welcome to the world of Science Fiction. In this immersive genre-defying exhibition you will embark on a once in a lifetime adventure through the cosmos to explore visions of the future through the science of today.
  Details here
  Road to Re
  
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• Will Gompertz to take over as Director of the Sir John Soane’s Museum

  04-08-2023 12:23 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Will Gompertz, who is currently Artistic Director at the Barbican and was for many years, the BBC’s Arts Editor has been named as the new director of the Sir John Soane’s Museum.
  Will Gompertz in the Picture Room at Sir John Soane’s Museum. Photo: Sam Churchill
  He’ll be taking over at the museum next January, replacing Dr Bruce Boucher who is retiring after leading the museum for the past eight years.
  He is also leaving the Barbican, where he was appointed to the newly de
  
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• Nokia gets a BEAD on US fibre

  04-08-2023 10:53
  Nokia is to start making fibre broadband kit in the US in a bid to get in on the action of one of the government’s major, multi-billion-dollar funding drives.
  The Finnish kit maker is partnering with Sanmina Corporation to manufacture a number of fibre-optic broadband products at the latter’s facility in Wisconsin, bringing with it up to 200 new jobs, it claims. The products in question will include an Optical Line Termination card for a modular Access Node, a small form factor OLT,
  
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