Zesty, an Israel-based company automating cloud infrastructure management tasks, has raised $ 75 million in a series B round of funding.Read More
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NFTs: Key infrastructure for digital inclusion
NFTs will be remembered as a key piece of infrastructure on the journey to digital inclusion, where the people gain back control.Read More
Investors’ appetite for transport infrastructure remains undiminished
Vinci’s purchase of Gatwick airport is the latest in a series of deals
Investors’ appetite for transport infrastructure remains undiminished
STARTING ON December 19th, as Gatwick airport prepared to disclose a change of ownership, suspected drone sightings forced it to close its runway for a total of 36 hours. Passengers were delayed; so was the announcement. Only a week later could Britain’s second-busiest hub reveal it had been sold to Vinci, a French transport group, […]
Investors’ appetite for transport infrastructure remains undiminished
STARTING ON December 19th, as Gatwick airport prepared to disclose a change of ownership, suspected drone sightings forced it to close its runway for a total of 36 hours. Passengers were delayed; so was the announcement. Only a week later could Britain’s second-busiest hub reveal it had been sold to Vinci, a French transport group, […]
Russia blocked 25mn cyber attacks on IT infrastructure during World Cup – Putin
Russia has come under nearly 25 million cyber attacks targeting its critical information systems and infrastructure during the FIFA World Cup tournament, Vladimir Putin revealed. “Throughout the duration of the World Cup, we neutralized almost 25 million cyber attacks and other criminal activities against the information infrastructure of Russia, which, in one way or another, […]
New Zealand to tax tourists to fund strained infrastructure
The government of New Zealand is planning to introduce a tax on most international travelers to reduce the strain on its booming tourist sector, as well as to support infrastructure. The ministry of tourism will start collecting from visitors payment of NZ$ 35 (US$ 25) by the middle of next year. The new levy is […]
An unlikely alliance of 2 groups is pushing Trump get behind their infrastructure bill
Evan Vucci/AP Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the House Freedom Caucus are pushing President Donald Trump to back their infrastructure bill. The bill would require the Agriculture Department to sell distressed assets to private entities, and then direct the Treasury Department use the proceeds from those sales to invest in infrastructure projects in low-income […]
In California, utilities will spend $768 million on electric car infrastructure
Enlarge / Detail of the plug of an electric car being charged (credit: Getty Images) On Thursday, California regulators approved three plans from the state’s three largest utilities, which will together result in nearly $ 768 million in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure spending. As a whole, the plan is the largest coordinated effort for state-level EV […]
‘Malevolent’ Moscow targets UK energy infrastructure… with tanker of gas to help beleaguered Brits
Weeks after Britain’s defense secretary accused Russia of planning attacks on power stations that could murder “thousands,” Moscow has made its move – by sending gas to help out after the UK’s supplies were hit by cold weather. There’s blanket coverage in the British media about how Russia is helping out amid a possible gas […]
