Prison sentences for hacking and cyber crime are set to rise across Europe if a new draft directive becomes law, as the EU looks to combat cyber espionage and cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure. A draft directive set ...
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China's service sector in June grew too slowly to counteract a wider loss of momentum in China’s economy, Reuters reported. Numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed service PMI at 53.9, a 9 month low, while a ...
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IDG News Service - Google is benefiting in terms of advertisement revenue from YouTube videos that depict and even promote dangerous or illegal activities, two state attorneys general in the U.S. have stated in a letter to the company. ...
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Many small and medium-sized enterprises took a direct hit from the bank liquidity squeeze in June, which disrupted their cash flow and boosted the cost of financing. Figures from Shanghai-based Wind Information, a financial data provider, ...
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The European Commission has introduced new caps on mobile data roaming charges, making it cheaper to use maps, watch videos, check emails and update social networks while travelling in the EU. From today, it will cost a maximum of 0.45 + ...
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A blind-spot warning (BSW) system can reduce both stress and the risk of a crash by helping you keep tabs on vehicles lurking over your shoulder and out of sight. But until recently, the only way to get one VNever ones to miss an ...
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Linen has been "a warm-weather go-to fabric for ages," according to Lucky magazine. And GQ and the Gentleman's Gazette recommend it for outings this summer. But all three style magazines caution that linen can be a challenge to keep crisp. ...
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Tim Berners-Lee, the engineer who invented HTML, has warned that the internet must be safeguarded against attempts to control it by governments and major organisations. Berners-Lee was speaking as he and five other internet engineers were ...
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Entire jewellery industry of India is highly upset with the government's recent measures to curb import of gold to contain the Current Account Deficit (CAD) as it (the industry) has already started feeling the impact of condensed supply of ...
The London-based business said that the plan to sell its healthcare business – which recorded sales of £427m in 2012 – as part of its longer-term strategy to focus on its core business manufacturing beverage cans. ...
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More than half of mid-sized businesses across Europe would refuse to do business with an organisation which has suffered a data breach, despite the fact many see data loss as just another part of everyday business. That is according to ...
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The head of the International Energy Agency warned Thursday that theshale gas revolution in North America was unlikely to be replicated elsewherein the world, and that its effect would be more likely felt through anincrease in LNG supplies ...
Even if you don't expect every last detail of your kitchen renovation to turn out perfectly, you probably plan on coming close, without any major mistakes. Yet remodeling goofs—like boxing in the fridge or mounting the cabinets out of ...
Many Metropolitan Police officers are using desktop PCs that take more than half an hour to log on, with experts suggesting that the force is to blame for its failure to develop a long-term IT strategy. John Biggs, chair of the London ...
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New trade talks between the EU and US will create growth opportunities for Europe's food and drink industry, claim manufacturers, who together exported £11.67bn of food and drink to the country last year. Trading places: New US/EU ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food