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Project Nexus Completes Comprehensive Blueprint for Connecting Domestic Instant Payments Systems Globally and Prepares for Live Implementation Work

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Nexus is a BIS Innovation Hub project that aims to improve cross-border payments by connecting multiple domestic instant payment systems (IPS) worldwide. It is the first BIS Innovation Hub project in the payments area to move towards live implementation. BIS will play an advisory role as Project Nexus establishes an operational schedule and opens up … Read more

Detective work enables Mars rover team Perseverance to revive SHERLOC instrument

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This image of NASA’s Perseverance rover collecting data on the wear of the “Valhalla Glades” was taken June 14 in the “Bright Angel” area of ​​Jezero Crater by one of the rover’s forward hazard avoidance cameras. The WATSON camera on the SHERLOC instrument is closest to the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech After six months … Read more

Are we ready for an asteroid to hit Earth? NASA sees work to be done.

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In NASA's scenario, humanity has 14 years to face an asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth.

Is humanity willing to shoot down an asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth within 14 years? Scientists and experts say there is work to be done. When NASA presented the hypothetical scenario, devised by the Planetary Defense Coordination Office, to a group of nearly 100 government representatives, they found that their plan to … Read more

When a dangerous asteroid threatens Earth, humanity will have to work together, NASA says

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illustration of two asteroids in space, with earth in the background

A menacing asteroid could bring Earth’s often feuding nations together, at least for a while. Dealing with a large, dangerous asteroid that appears to have our planet in its crosshairs will require a healthy dose of international cooperation, experts say — and it’s best to think about that scenario now, while we have plenty of … Read more

Britain will pay a high price for Labour’s Net Zero fanaticism

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Britain will pay a high price for Labour’s Net Zero fanaticism

“Families and businesses will have lower bills forever.” That is a promise the Labor Party will make to the British public when it comes to power. One of Labour’s six ‘missions’ for the government is to make Britain a ‘clean energy superpower’ by 2030, investing in wind, solar and carbon capture and energy storage. Great … Read more

What the new science says about hybrid work, Lattice’s CEO on digital workers, and more

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This is the published version of Forbes’ Future of Work newsletter, which provides the latest news for Chief Human Resources Officers and other talent managers on disruptive technologies, workforce management, and trends in the remote work debate. Click here to receive it in your mailbox every Monday! Seen through the window of a corporate office … Read more

Employees embrace WFH (hairdressers’ work)

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is becoming increasingly common for customers to call Neil Moodie’s hair salon in advance to check the WiFi. “Everyone brings their laptop and does their work, especially when they have their color ready. [I’ve] … Read more

Demands are growing for Southwark Council to pay back millions in car fines

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Southwark Council has raised more than £2.6 million in five years by issuing PCNs However, an error in the wording means that all tickets are ‘legally invalid’ Demand is growing for a Labor council to refund millions of pounds to motorists after ‘incompetent staff’ made mistakes with ‘unfair’ fines. Southwark Council has raised more than … Read more

General election: should young people leave Wales for work? – BBC news

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Item information Author, Brendon Williams Role, BBC news Reporting from Anglesey June 12, 2024 Updated 3 hours ago Conor Fagan is living the dream. Although many of his friends chose to work in the trade, he wanted something different and at the age of 23 he has his own water sports business on a beach … Read more