When Less Is More: Why Refineries Are Rethinking PLCs for Safety Systems

For decades, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have been the go-to solution for safety systems across refineries, chemical plants and power facilities. Reliable, flexible and widely understood, ...

St. Louis private equity firm expands marketing business with acquisition

A St. Louis-based private equity firm has expanded with a portfolio company's acquisition of a digital marketing agency.

Applied Digital's Polaris Forge 1 Hits 50 MW Online This Week, Now Scaling Toward 400 MW

Applied Digital's new long-term leases and ultra-low-cost energy fuel revenue growth. Learn more about APLD's future ...
Computer Weekly

Why Keir Starmer’s mandatory national digital ID system may be neither mandatory nor national

With nearly three million people – so far – signing an online petition against the introduction of “digital ID cards”, the government is already fighting to reclaim the initiative after prime minister ...
Reuters

European small businesses rush into AI without basic digital tools, study shows

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Most European small and mid-sized enterprises are prioritizing artificial intelligence systems over basic digital tools across their businesses, losing ground to bigger firms ...
The Economist

Britain is trying to create a digital identity system, again

When sir keir starmer announced on September 26th that Britain would introduce a national digital-identity system, he might have expected a lukewarm, even an enthusiastic response. Think-tanks had ...
Bloomberg L.P.

South Korea Races to Restore National Digital System After Fire

at its main data hub crippled operations nationwide, with President Lee Jae Myung apologizing to the public and pledging sweeping reforms to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure. In a ...
The New York Times

Brazil Has a New Digital Spending Habit. Now It’s a Trump Target.

Brazil’s fast and free homegrown digital payment system, PIX, has become wildly popular. The Trump administration says it unfairly undercuts U.S. companies. By Ana Ionova Reporting from Rio de Janeiro ...
Computer Weekly

Keir Starmer launches digital ID scheme, but does it stand a chance?

Prime minister Keir Starmer has announced plans for a compulsory national digital identity scheme that will see all citizens and residents with a digital ID by the end of this Parliament. The scheme ...
The New York Times

Britain Is Introducing a Digital ID. Here’s How It Is Expected to Work.

The government said the new system would help to curb illegal migration, but opponents said it would infringe on citizens’ privacy. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London The British government on ...
The Conversation

The warning signs are clear: We’re heading toward a digital crisis

Dean Curran received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. University of Calgary provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of ...
UPI

Chilean researchers replicate heart's electrical system

Sept. 25 (UPI) --Researchers have succeeded in creating a digital twin that for the first time replicates the heart's electrical conduction system, which coordinates heartbeats, a new study says. The ...