NVIDIA to acquire Arm for $40 billion
NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) have announced a definitive agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Arm Limited from SBG and the SoftBank Vision Fund (together, SoftBank) in a transaction valued at $40 billion. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to NVIDIA’s non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP earnings per share.
£5 million for new research projects investigating how coronavirus spreads
Eight new projects will explore how the virus spreads in schoolchildren, healthcare workers, in medical settings, on surfaces in public spaces, and in strictly-Orthodox Jewish communities.
Trainee programme proves Hewitsons ‘trains to retain’
Five promising young trainees have recently qualified as solicitors at Hewitsons, which has offices in Cambridge, London, Northampton and Milton Keynes and places absolute focus on its clients.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough launches £500K top-up to broadband vouchers for rural residents
Connecting Cambridgeshire “tops-up” Government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme with funding from the Combined Authority to ensure rural areas don’t miss out.
Acoustic booths - a sign of the times
As the advent of a new way of working dawns, there is a rather sleek and contemporary addition to the office that is likely to become a familiar fixture.
Curiosity fulfilled the cat
The power of curiosity, and the fulfilment it can bring, even in the most emotional of moments, writes Simon Hall...
The manufacturing cost conundrum
Entrepreneurs need to have a good handle on both development and production costs up-front to build a robust business case. But how is it possible to get production costs at the very beginning of development before the product has been designed?
UK economy starts third quarter on front foot with GDP growth of 6.6% month-on-month in July – EY ITEM Club comments
The UK economy started Q3 on the front foot with robust month-on-month GDP growth of 6.6% in July. This built on the economy’s increasing signs of recovery at the end of Q2.
Bermuda Police equipped with Sepura and Teltronic critical communications solution
PowerTrunk, the US-based subsidiary of Teltronic, has deployed a TETRA critical communications solution to the island of Bermuda to support all public safety organisations on the island. Working with delivery partner Electronic Communications Ltd and in close cooperation with manufacturing partners Sepura and Teltronic, PowerTrunk deployed the solution early in 2020. Police, fire and ambulance…
‘Vital’ role of Council grants for voluntary groups highlighted
Council grants to South Cambridgeshire’s voluntary community groups, totalling more than £170,000 in the past year, have been described as ‘vital’ by recipients.
ARU's women's basketball team is banking on Lloyd
Anglia Ruskin University’s women's basketball team is set to go from strength to strength following the exciting appointment of new head coach Jacob Lloyd.
Measures to reduce suicide risk should focus on wider population
A study with researchers at CPFT and the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England has highlighted suicide risk in larger groups of young people with mild or moderate mental distress.
GCP proposes Babraham Road Park & Ride extension
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) and consultants Mott MacDonald are proposing to enhance the facilities at Babraham Road Park & Ride.
Punctured lung affects almost one in 100 hospitalised COVID-19 patients
As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax – a ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led by Cambridge researchers.
Living Planet Report reveals 68% decline in global wildlife populations since 1970
Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have declined by over two-thirds in less than half a century, due in large part to the same environmental destruction that is contributing to the emergence of zoonotic diseases like COVID-19, according to a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report released this week.
Birketts transfers some of its unused Apprenticeship Levy funding to support Feltwell Lodge Care Home
Birketts is delighted to announce that with the kind assistance of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnerships, it has been able to transfer some of its outstanding Apprenticeship Levy funds to support Norfolk-based Feltwell Lodge Care Home.
Podcast series looks into surgical safety
An MBA student at Cambridge Judge Business School, Taylor Ottesen (MBA 2019), is co-creator of a new podcast, Global Scalpels, that focuses on the five billion people around the world who lack access to safe and affordable surgery.
How CityFibre’s gigabit-capable broadband network will transform lives in Cambridge
We may be a nation suffering from Zoom fatigue, but if the last few months has shown us anything, it is just how important digital connectivity is.
Speechmatics and Nuix bring accurate any-context speech recognition to enterprise eDiscovery teams
Speechmatics, a UK leader in any-context speech recognition technology, today announces its partnership with Nuix, the creator of innovative software that transforms data into actionable intelligence. Together, Speechmatics and Nuix are bringing highly accurate, secure speech recognition technology to businesses through an end-to-end software solution.
EACH volunteers begin returning to their ‘new normal’
After months of uncertainty and concern, volunteers who support East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) are slowly beginning to resume activity.
KDP completes cable assembly project for leading inspection equipment supplier
KDP recently completed a cable assembly project for a leading supplier of inspection equipment. KDP was able to respond quickly and its expert in-house team provided a timely and quality result for the client.
KDP joins the Cambridge Network
KDP Electronic Systems Ltd is very excited to be joining The Cambridge Network and engaging with the vibrant business centre that is Cambridge.
PervasID and CribMaster introduce ‘the most accurate intelligent toolbox cabinet inventory and tracking solution’
PervasID, the fast-growing technology company that designs and supplies world-leading, passive (battery-free) RFID fixed reader systems for automating inventory tracking, today announces that its technology is being used by CribMaster, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, to introduce the world’s most accurate intelligent toolbox cabinet with in-built inventory and tool tracking capabilities.
Supporting the next generation of engineers through COVID
Nick Hill, CEO at Plextek, reflects on a tough time for school and university students and explains why he was determined to keep his commitment to engineering internships...
Report investigates catastrophe insurance
Higher insurance penetration usually speeds recovery from natural disasters, but not in the US due to a fragmented insurance market, says new report from the Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School.