Krishna India is preparing to mould into a global manufacturing hub, with 5G and digitisation fuelling the growth of the manufacturing industry. Digital technologies are revolutionising the manufacturing industry. Products can be scaled up and solutions used to drive operational efficiencies, improve safety and asset efficiencies. Smart and efficient are the new hallmarks of manufacturing. Various … Read more
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed contractor Serco that it will take back control of the UK’s nuclear weapon warheads in June 2021. The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is currently being run by a consortium of Serco, Lockheed Martin and Jacobs Engineering. The AWE was originally outsourced in 1999 under a 25 year … Read more
MathWorks continue to champion the critical work of engineers, scientists and technologists as the Headline Sponsor and the Sponsor of the Intelligent Systems category of the E&T Innovation Awards 2020. Here they explain why this is so important to them. What does it mean to your company to be a part of this awards programme? … Read more
From clearing the papers on a CEO’s desk to proving a point by becoming a published author, we join Will Beer on his journey to save engineering departments from themselves. Inspired from a young age by stories of his great grandfather John Francis ‘Frank’ Tunley, who worked in the 1940s as a pattern maker, to … Read more
Instagram’s owner Facebook has agreed to make it more difficult for users to post advertising content to its photo-sharing platform without clearly labelling it as such. Popular users often sign deals to advertise a product or service on their feed, but the distinction between paid-for content and standard posted content is not always clear. Clear labelling … Read more
The US Justice Department has initiated legal proceedings against Google, alleging that the company has abused its market dominance in online search and advertising. The case has been filed in federal court in Washington DC. It alleges that the trillion-dollar search giant uses billions of dollars raised from advertisers to pay Apple, Samsung, and other … Read more
During a US Senate Commerce Committee hearing, CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter defended a law that shields them from liability for questionable content on their platforms. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act 1996, which protects companies from liability over content posted by users on their platforms (declaring that the company is not a … Read more
The EU Commission will “certainly not stand in [the] way” of governments which plan to decarbonise by building new nuclear power stations, said Frans Timmermans, the EU Commissioner for Climate Action. Nuclear power accounts for 27 per cent of electricity generated across the EU and approximately half of low-carbon electricity. Member states have varying attitudes … Read more
Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga has announced that the country will aim to achieve zero-carbon emissions by 2050, framing decarbonisation as an economic opportunity rather than as a burden. Suga announced the target in his first policy speech to Parliament since taking office in September. Previously, Japan was aiming to cut its carbon emissions … Read more
Under the governing Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s next five-year plan, China will promote “scientific and technological self-reliance” and a sustainable, low-carbon future. The key strategic pillars of the five-year plan for 2021-2015 were published this week, following four days of private meetings between President Xi Jinping and the CCP’s top decision-making body, the Central Committee. … Read more