TDK Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have agreed to establish a joint venture, TDK Automotive Technologies Corporation, to develop and manufacture automotive inverters for hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. I. ...
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BASF increased spending on research and development to €1.8 billion (2012: €1.7 billion) in 2013. "In absolute terms, we lead the field in the chemical industry with our research and development expenditures," said Dr. Andreas ...
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BASF and its customers are innovating with plastics solutions in Asia Pacific to address the sustainability challenges of the region and the world. At Chinaplas 2014, BASF will demonstrate solutions that help local and international ...
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The latest Arctic blast has culminated in rare winter snows across portions of the Southeast and Gulf Coast. National snow cover is now up to 42.1% (vs. 31.2% last month), with some areas as far south as northwestern Florida now with a ...
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There is no cyber security skills gap, according to the head of business continuity and information security at The Economist, Vicki Gavin. A National Audit Office (NAO) report earlier this year said that it could take 20 years to address ...
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The Raptis WR1 combines sleek, modern aesthetics and "exceptional" steering response with a silica compound and an asymmetric tread design, says Hercules. The Raptis WR1 from Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. will be available in four new ...
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have slammed the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) for "alarmingly weak management" and a "shocking absence of control" in its handling of the Universal Credit welfare programme. The project, ...
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Bosch says the Blue Disc Brake Pads are perfectly suited for the everyday driver who is looking for the best performance and value. Robert Bosch LLC has introduced Bosch Blue Disc Brake Pads targeted to general repair shops that service a ...
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MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have criticised the rural broadband rollout intended to provide fast internet access to 90 per cent of UK homes by 2015 for favouring BT and adding as much as £20 to council tax bills. In a ...
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IT services provider NG Baily will continue to manage Ministry of Defence (MoD) voice and data networks after being awarded an extension to its contract by BT. The extended contract will see NG Baily responsible for taking care of ...
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A forthcoming audit of overall government debt in China is expected to reveal the status quo of growing government debt and its potential risks amid the country's economic slowdown. The planned nationwide audit follows a previous one ...
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BT has hit back against press criticism generated by the National Audit Office's report into the rising costs and delays that have affected the government's rural fibre-broadband rollout. The company says, in particular, that it has not ...
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Just six per cent of those training for a career in cyber security are female, according to figures published by QA, the UK's largest IT training company. The proportion of women working in Britain's IT and telecommunications industry ...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that it is working with tax administrations from the United States (the IRS) and Australia (the ATO) on analysing data to reveal "extensive use of complex offshore structures to conceal assets by ...
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The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) needs to stop buying the "shiny newest technology" in order to make IT savings in the next few years, an expert panel has claimed. Last week, the London Assembly's Budget and Performance Committee ...