Can India become a global chip powerhouse?
Getty Images Semiconductors power every aspect of modern, digital life It has been a year-and-a-half since India announced incentives to power up a homegrown semiconductor manufacturing industry and launched a national mission, but progress has been slapdash. Days after US major Micron announced it would invest nearly $3bn (£2.3bn) in an assembly and test facility […]
David Humphreys: Former Ireland and Ulster fly-half appointed new IRFU performance director
The IRFU have said Humphreys will join as performance director designate in March, working alongside Nucifora to “facilitate a smooth and orderly transition”. Nucifora will oversee final preparations for the Sevens teams’ Paris Olympics campaigns next summer while Humphreys takes up his new role on 1 June. “In David Humphreys we know we have found […]
How drones and the battle for Ukraine is changing the future of warfare
Drones have made the war in Ukraine more immediate and more deadly – and opened up a new battleground in Ukraine. Almost none of this technology was here in Ukraine a year ago; now it is commonplace. Drones, which were once peripheral to the war, are a central component for both sides, alongside infantry and […]
Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines
US President Joe Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a US official told the BBC. The official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said such mines would be delivered soon and Washington expected that they would be used on Ukraine’s territory. Kyiv was also committed to not using such mines in […]
A genetic super pig and the environment
Netflix That’s some pig! The love between Okja and her human will leave you rooting for a happy ending Video-streaming giant Netflix has released Okja, a film that could be the world’s first ecological action movie. Speaking to the BBC’s Heather Chen from Seoul, director Bong Joon-ho talked about environmentalism and nature, and how “selective […]
The East of England MPs taking a seat at cabinet
Reuters Prime Minister Liz Truss holds her first cabinet meeting where about a quarter of the 31 members represent constituencies in the East of England You have to go back to the mid-1990s, when Conservative Prime Minister John Major was in his second term, to find a time when we had so many MPs from […]
Why passwords don’t work, and what will replace them
Getty Images “Sarah”, an actor based in London, had her identity stolen in 2017. “I got home one day and found my post box had been broken into,” she says. “I had two new credit cards approved which I hadn’t applied for, and a letter from one bank, saying we’ve changed our mind about offering […]
Thames Valley crime prevention initiatives get new funding
Matthew Barber Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber said the force received the maximum amount of funding available About £1m from a government scheme has been made available to set up crime prevention measures in the Thames Valley. The successful bid from the Safer Streets Fund means extra spending for initiatives in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and […]
Council takes legal action over Gigaclear contracts
A local authority has brought a legal action against a broadband operator after more than 400 homes remained without an ultrafast broadband service. Essex County Council had been working with Gigaclear since 2015 and said four contracts had been awarded to build a network that would bring full fibre broadband to rural areas. The council […]
East Anglian farmers call for clear strategy on agriculture from government
Martin Barber/BBC Richard Hirst farms a range of crops and livestock at Ormesby St Margaret, near Great Yarmouth Farmers, hit by labour shortages following Brexit, have called on the government for a clear vision for the future of the industry. Fruit growers have suffered from a shortage of workers, and pig farmers have been hit […]