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ICOs for real estate
A number of ICO issuers have envisioned a future in which tokenized pieces of a property could be tracked and traded via shared database
There are currently four ICO issuers with a real-estate component and more are to be expected in the future.
They include; BitRent, a way to speed up...
Singapore, London and Barcelona named top global smart cities
A report by Philips Lighting and SmartCitiesWorld has named Singapore, London and Barcelona as top global smart cities
Naming Singapore, London and Barcelona as the world’s best smart cities, a report by Philips Lighting and SmartCitiesWorld reveals that visionary leadership is the factor that would make the biggest difference to...
Gibraltar to introduce ‘World’s First’ ICO regulations
Gibraltar’s Government and Gibraltar Financial Services Commission announce that they will develop ICO regulations
The draft law, which will be developed in the coming weeks, will aim to regulate the promotion, sale and distribution of digital tokens in Gibraltar.
The law will also be the first ever set of regulations developed...
Need for supportive care in oncology will increase during the next decade
The need for supportive care in oncology will increase as patients continue to live longer and cancer progresses to become more like a chronic disease
Supportive care increases patient quality of life, improves their chances of completing treatment, can reduce costs for healthcare institutions, and is fundamentally necessary given that...
First-time buyer count hits decade high in 2017
2017 saw the highest number of first-time buyers since 2006 according to the UK Finance’s latest mortgage trends update
Mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and buy to let purchases all fell in December 2017 compared to the previous year. However, 2017 overall saw the highest number of first-time buyers...
Crypto mining companies will consume more energy than households in 2018
Iceland is set to consume more energy for crypto mining than for household this year, according to the Associated Press
Icelandic businessman Johan Snorri Sigurbergsson of the energy company Hitaveita Sudurnesja predicts a doubling of the country’s cryptocurrency mining energy consumption to 100 megawatts this year, more energy than the...
New technology revealed to help fight terrorist content online
The Home Office has announced the development of new technology to automatically detect terrorist content on online platforms
Developed by the Home Office and ASI Data Science, the technology uses advanced machine learning to analyse the audio and visuals of a video to determine whether it could Daesh propaganda.
Tests have...
Towards a Local Industrial Strategy
Swindon and Wiltshire LEP discuss the Industrial Strategy, supporting growth and how a national and global approach is important even for local strategy
The Government produced its Industrial Strategy in November 2017. Its sub-title is “Building a Britain fit for the future.”
Around the country, in response to this Government White...
Report highlights factors needed for responsible governmental artificial intelligence
Cambridge Consultants today unveiled five missing ingredients to responsible governmental artificial intelligence (AI)
A new report, to be published at Mobile World Congress, states that while the research and application of AI techniques is quickly coming to the attention of governments across the globe, it often lacks the holistic framework...
Overcrowding is a growing concern according to The London Assembly
The London Assembly has called for a review of the London Housing Strategy as overcrowding becomes a growing issue
A third of children in social housing and a quarter of children in private-rented accommodation live in overcrowded conditions.
The London Assembly is concerned that without enough three and four-bedroom family-sized homes,...
Billions of criminal money laundered through cryptocurrencies
Three to four billion pounds of criminal money in Europe is being laundered through cryptocurrencies, according to Europol
Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, estimates that about 3-4% of the £100bn in illegal proceeds in Europe are laundered through cryptocurrencies.
Europol’s director Rob Wainwright has said that regulators...
West Yorkshire Police trial new mobile fingerprint technology
New mobile fingerprint technology will allow police officers to use their smartphones to identify people in less than a minute
An app on an officer’s smartphone, combined with a handheld scanner, will mean police will be able to check fingerprints against both criminal and immigration records by connecting to the...
Environment agency work to reduce impact of accidental chemical spill
Environment Agency officers are continuing to investigate and monitor the impact on the local environment, following a chemical spill at an industrial unit on Adams Close, Heanor, Derbyshire
The incident
On Tuesday 6th February, a chemical spill of around 400 litres of liquid cyanide, caused a small amount to leak into...
UK “most giving” nation for organ donation
The UK has been deemed the most giving nation for organ donation but more could still be done according to a study led by Nuyoo
In the recent study led by Nuyoo, it was revealed that the UK had increased the number of organ donors to 1,413, a 4% rise...
Smarter homes for the elderly could save NHS and social care systems billions
Creating more modified homes could save the NHS and social care system over £2.5 billion a year according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The report, Healthy Homes: Accommodating an Ageing Population, calls for Government to introduce financial incentives for construction companies to build for older...
London Assembly calls for £5,000 cost cap on landlord funding contribution
Assembly calls for Mayor to support the £5,000 cost cap in his Fuel Poverty Action Plan as an estimated million households are unable to heat their homes
Around 9,000 people in the UK died last winter as a result of living in a cold home due to fuel poverty.
A London...
Regulation within cryptocurrency markets
Alexander Larsen from the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) provides an in-depth look at the state of play concerning regulation within cryptocurrency markets
According to Reuters: “Japan’s financial regulator said on 2nd February it had ordered all crypto - currency exchanges to submit a report on their system risk management,...
Local authorities to combat cardiovascular disease with free NHS checks
Chief Executive Duncan Selbie has called on local authorities to ensure that all local residents eligible for a free NHS Health Check get an invite – to help tackle the one in four premature deaths in the country caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD).
The NHS Health Check is free for...
Cryptocurrency jobs in India increase despite Delhi’s stance on bitcoin
Jobs and applicants for employment in the cryptocurrency sector have increased substantially according to the Indian Indeed branch
The number of postings related to blockchain and cryptocurrency jobs has increased by 290%, along with its job searches containing crypto related keywords which have risen by 52%.
The trend was reported by...
Genome analysis creates clear picture of prehistoric ‘Cheddar Man’
Researchers from University College London, used genome analysis to form a complete facial reconstruction and discovered that the 10,000 year old Briton had dark skin, dark curly hair and bright blue eyes
The Natural History Museum first extracted the DNA to make the analysis possible.
By examining the DNA of Cheddar...
