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A construction worker in Hong Kong has found what appears to be a large, unexploded wartime bomb while working on a development project, prompting a police bomb squad response. The suspected World War II relic was found at a construction site on the Sha Tin-Central rail link, the South China Morning Post reported. Read more […]
The pound has dropped back down in value this morning, Thursday 4 January, against the euro. Sterling converts to €1.1239 according to Bloomberg figures at 7:20am this morning. Yesterday it converted to €1.1291, meaning its value has decreased in the past day. It follows a below-forecast construction PMI, which came in at 52.2 – below […]
Published time: 25 Dec, 2017 04:43 Edited time: 25 Dec, 2017 04:51 Palestinian authorities have condemned the planned construction of new housing units in East Jerusalem as an “Israeli colonial dare,” encouraged by Washington’s controversial recognition of the Holy City as Israel’s capital. On Sunday, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates denounced the […]
Berlin’s international airport in Brandenburg has turned into a sort of unending construction project due to numerous technical problems. Now, even the airport systems that were deemed ready-to-use were found to be malfunctioning. More than 2,000 days since the initially scheduled opening, the end of construction of the infamous airport dubbed “the building site of […]
VC firms expect to invest $ 375 million in construction tech this year, making it one of the last massive industries to be disrupted. https://media.wired.com/photos/59dbf4f7f0ebf73be39d6abe/master/pass/AAVERY_WIRED-U.S.rgb.jpg Feed: All Latest
Autonomous construction equipment has one big advantage over self-driving cars: They move around a relatively static, structured environment. https://media.wired.com/photos/59e7c354ff06b42f24b608c3/master/pass/selfdrivingtractor-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
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Bloomberg posted the Pound to Euro exchange rate as 1.0873 this morning. Speaking about the figures, Laura Parsons, TorFX currency analyst, said: “The pound stumbled against the euro on Tuesday in response to a less-than-impressive UK construction report. “Although the construction sector only accounts for a small percentage of total UK economic output, there were […]
Enlarge (credit: Google Fiber) AT&T has lost a court case in which it tried to stall construction by Google Fiber in Louisville, Kentucky. AT&T sued the local government in Louisville and Jefferson County in February 2016 to stop a One Touch Make Ready Ordinance designed to give Google Fiber and other new ISPs quicker access to utility […]
In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Watch video from the new additions to Pirates of the Caribbean. Commentary on and photos of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Great Movie Ride is being sent out in style. The Slinky Dog coaster track has been finished, Retro Epcot merchandise is on the way. Watch full video of […]
