Sync NI Emerging Technologies

The latest business & emerging technology news in Belfast & across NI. Main account: @SyncNI

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This week Irish FinTech @PrepaidFS were awarded the contract for NI High Street Voucher Scheme, a £145m contract!

https://t.co/aokNACTlD3

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DID YOU HEAR?

The Nokia brick is back!

And it still has snake🐍

https://t.co/REu6QU5RKm

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This week it was announced that Belfast cybersecurity company @Cyphra_com have been acquired by Pixel, the parent company of IT solutions company @perfectimage

https://t.co/2t97BV3Dvr

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A 'cyber-seed' which grows into products including aircraft parts and medical devices is to be created.

Experts from @QUBelfast @lborouniversity and @UniOfYork have been awarded £7.3million to work on the design.

https://t.co/15hnb6q5o8

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@NellWatson discusses the ethics integral to the advancement of modern technology, including the implications of Covid-19.

https://t.co/LUgUPls53N

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"The focus of the webinar will be on optimising the green hydrogen pipeline, reducing costs for production, transmission, distribution, retail, and end applications."

https://t.co/rV10H4EKG2
@Wright_bus @GenComm_CH2F #ClimateAction

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"Some merchants have accepted Bitcoin in the past but were forced to stop taking payments due to currency volatility. With conversions taking place instantly at check-out time, Visa and PayPal can eliminate that risk."

https://t.co/Ik6SY8B6QS
#bitcoin #cryptocurrency

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"The rover will officially touch down on the surface of Mars at 8:55PM GMT, but the show starts at 7:15PM tonight. The event will be streamed live on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, ..."

https://t.co/exPQoAsSvM #Perseverance #PerseveranceRover

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"... raises questions about how the law can catch up with existence of cryptocurrencies. Fraudulently obtained currency is normally confiscated, but you can't really confiscate anything that's on a public blockchain ledger."

https://t.co/oSO9oz4oSQ #bitcoin #btc #blockchain

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"Ireland is in the rare position of having abundant wind and large suitable areas for offshore wind farms, which could be used to generate hydrogen from water by electrolysis."

https://t.co/AfniwnCwZH @ecoopsireland #valentiaislandhydrogen

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"The Traditional Medicine Group followed clues from ancient Irish folk medicine about soil in west Fermanagh"

https://t.co/xfVuNDmtzV #medtech #AntibioticResistance

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Almac Sciences awarded £2m grant for enzyme discovery biotech

https://t.co/nXsQYn2QZc

"Almac Sciences, a member of the Almac Group, has been developing a new digital platform for enzyme chemistry with R&D support from Invest NI." @AlmacGroup

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OpenAI creates amazing new AI that can create photos and artwork

https://t.co/voCsaS0nKu

"DALL·E is able to take a short text prompt such as 'an armchair in the shape of an avocado' and will then generate a series of images corresponding to that input. " #ai

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Northern Ireland begins rolling out Oxford Covid-19 vaccine

https://t.co/ngtyru9IxR

"The injection was given to 94-year-old Eileen Lynch at a GP surgery on the Falls Road in Belfast." #COVID19 #MedTech

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Consumers don’t fully trust new smart home technologies due to fears over security breaches, according to research from Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Warwick.

https://t.co/pKdx3L6slw

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"Staking is what you need to do to become a validator in a proof-of-stake system. This is a consensus mechanism that is going to replace the proof-of-work system currently in place on the Ethereum #blockchain network."

@RakutenBelfast

https://t.co/qkhdxT4RxH

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Economy Minister Diane Dodds has stressed the importance of renewable electricity and her plan to develop a hydrogen economy in Northern Ireland.

https://t.co/EsZg5dEoRE

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In our latest podcast episode of #TechCraic, @niamhcam94
speaks with @KainosSoftware's Ruth McGuinness on her career path into tech and what we can expect from the upcoming AI Con 2020!

#AI #tech

https://t.co/38M0YC3rlC

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SONI, the Electricity System Operator for Northern Ireland is developing a 10-year programme of work, and wants your views on its outlook to 2029.

#SONI #electricity #NIfuture

https://t.co/NcvUgUj9NO

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Irish micromobility start-up Zipp Mobility has completed its first week of e-scooter rental trials in the UK, with promising results.

#escooter #micromobility #startup

https://t.co/E9ebPBjBbP