Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function. It can be generally defined as the set of interconnected structural elements that provide framework supporting an entire structure of development. It is an important term for judging a country or region's development.
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Banks are turning homes into trading floors to prep for coronavirus outbreaks
Banks like JPMorgan and Citigroup are sending staff to special disaster recovery sites to ensure their fund managers keep ...
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UK electric vehicle charging point expansion plans paused — because coronavirus
Electric vehicle charging point installations in the UK are being put on hold in response to the coronavirus outbreak, but ...
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UK gets its first fully electric avenue to charge EVs on the street
This month saw the UK get its first "fully electric street," which l ets electric vehicle drivers charge their cars directly ...
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Almost all Amsterdam's commercial boats are now electric
Electric vehicles will replace the internal combustion engines, but what about when other forms of transport make up large ...
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E-scooters are just as safe as cycling, but that’s not saying much
A study just released by the International Transport Forum has found that using an e-scooter is no more dangerous than cycling. ...
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Everything I wish I'd known before we rebuilt our product
Two years ago we had to embark on a treacherous journey — a complete re-platforming of our infrastructure. Here’s what ...
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Climate change: Why trains are not as green as you thought
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring how tech can help achieve the global Sustainable Development ...
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US to inject $300M into research for cleaner transport tech
The Trump administration has just announced that it's set up a $300 million grant to research clean vehicle technologies. ...
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Exposure to air pollution could depend on your class, ethnicity, and gender
Poor air quality is responsible for over half a million deaths in Europe every year, but not everyone is equally at risk. ...
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China wants to make swappable electric vehicle batteries mainstream
China is making a push to support swappable battery technology that could cut electric vehicle refuelling times down to minutes ...
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How developers will work in 2020
Software development is perpetually in a state of flux. Coders are constantly fighting a battle to keep their skills relevant. ...
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UK power grid won’t handle popularity of electric cars, say service operators
While electric vehicle registrations in the UK are on the up, many are concerned that the country's power grid isn't ready ...
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This Egyptian NGO makes workplaces more accessible for people with disabilities
Twenty-seven-year-old Nabila Saleh, who has been blind since birth, has become accustomed to angry responses and hateful ...
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Europe needs to embrace 5G — before it’s too late
Europe risks becoming mere consumers of other regions' tech solutions, if it doesn't make room for its own tech innovations. ...
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Mexican state oil firm Pemex hit by ransomware attack (Updated)
Mexican state-owned oil firm Pemex has been hit by "Ryuk" ransomware, prompting the company to disconnect its network and ...
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Russian cyber spooks piggyback Iranian hackers to spy on 35 countries
Russia-backed Turla threat actor has been found to piggyback on hacking tools developed by Iranian threat groups to mount ...
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State-sponsored Chinese hackers have been targeting Southeast Asia since 2013
PKPLUG, a previously undocumented threat actor of Chinese origin, is behind at least six different cyber espionage campaigns ...
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US sanctions 3 North Korean hacking groups behind Sony and WannaCry attacks
The US Treasury imposed sanctions on three state-sponsored North Korean hacking groups that have been found to engage in ...
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Texas says no to ransom demand as it recovers from a 'coordinated ransomware attack'
Texas officials have said that none of the municipalities impacted by the crippling ransomware attack last month have yielded ...
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Binance continues crusade for crypto world domination with new dev platform
Binance has announced the launch of another new platform, this time targeted at blockchain developers, called "Binance X." ...
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Want to make $10,000 from Libra? Break its blockchain
The supposedly independent group of companies tasked with overseeing the delivery of Facebook's "cryptocurrency" Libra has ...
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UK’s handling of lampposts shows how not to implement 5G and self-driving cars
The UK's plans for 5G and autonomous vehicles are ambitious, but lack coordination - especially when it comes to lampposts. ...
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Malware attacks on infrastructure and state-run facilities shot up 200% in 2019
A new IBM research warns destructive attacks devised with an intent to wipe data and shut down critical systems have increased ...
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Smart cities need to take people with disabilities into account from the get-go
As technology and urban design march into the future, more and more urban centers will begin looking like the “smart cities” ...
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Here's what we need to build our first moon base
Half a century after humans first walked on the moon, a number of private companies and nations are planning to build permanent ...
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Before developers build cathedrals, teach them to build sheds
It's a truth universally acknowledged that managing fewer things is easier than managing lots of things. Yet, why do so many ...
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Bosch’s new blockchain smart fridge is a pretty dumb idea
Brace yourself for the most disruptive piece of technology you've ever seen: a blockchain connected smart fridge.
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Here's how personalized ransomware attacks work, and how to protect yourself
Once a piece of ransomware has got hold of your valuable information, there is very little you can do to get it back other ...
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Smart grids are essential to prevent old power infrastructure from holding back the US economy
In March 2018, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report detailing how Russian operatives had launched ...
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Ethereum insiders deny there’s only one computer keeping a copy of its blockchain
After Ethereum's most recent fork, the cryptocurrency community learned of its special "big, scary nodes," and immediately ...
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MasterCard wants to make electronic payments anonymous… with blockchain
According to a recent patent application, the payment infrastructure provider, MasterCard, wants to anonymize "electronic ...
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Post-WannaCry: Only 3% of companies are prepared for new types of cyberattacks
One year ago, my phone lit up with the first text alert about the WannaCry ransomware attack. From the onset, it was clear ...
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8 expert predictions on what will define tech in 2019
On the imminent death of native apps, and seven other trend predictions.
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London is making life way too hard for mobility tech companies
The urban mobility market has come a long way since London’s first horse drawn bus service in 1829. Even in the last five ...
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Rapid scaling can ruin your startup — so fix these technical problems now
In the grand scheme of things, everything has been going perfectly to plan. Your product or service launch has been a success, ...
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Big banks want to issue new blockchain bond on Ethereum, but there’s a catch
Even the World Bank isn’t immune to the hype: it wants a bank in Australia to issue the first bond managed completely via ...
