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In our July Building Services news update, we cover the predicted growth of facial recognition market, #Together4FireSafety campaign, what Brexit means for Lighting Designers and Smart home products that are most worth your time. ​ Fire & Security Mobile phones as part of Access Control future 94% of European large businesses are issuing their workers with some sort of conne...

In issue 7 of the Technology news update, Deliveroo accounts are hacked and sold for small change, British Airways and Facebook are facing GDPR fines for past data breaches, no-deal Brexit is a threat to UK Science sector, smart cities are impacting workplace trends and much more... Deliveroo passwords stolen and being sold for petty cash, British Airways and Facebook are fa...

Do you ever read a piece of content that is so over worded and full of corporate jargon that it no longer makes sense? Sometimes CV’s can be overloaded with an excess of keywords and catchphrases it can be hard to see the wood through the trees, bearing in mind that it takes less than a minute for hiring managers to read a CV and decide if you’re right for the role. When app...

The effects of climate change have gifted us with a heatwave this week, with temperatures rising up to 37 degrees in the city. Causing rows over whether shorts are appropriate for work, and it feels like its almost too hot to even wear skin. Heatwaves like this can take you back to a time or place like a past holiday at the beach, or your youth, water-balloon fights in the s...

On a clear sunny day on the 10th floor of Crossways building in Birmingham, I was joined by Tim Kay, Head of Technology & Media at KPMG. I invited Tim to speak about the current situation of the Midlands technology scene and what followed was an insightful discussion covering; The challenges midlands businesses face The lack of investment for start-ups and early-stage busine...

In our June Technology news update, we cover BBC's new scheme encouraging women in tech, SME's losing out on Tech talent, Brexit is a top concern for UK tech workers. As well as news that AI will kill off 20m manufacturing jobs, Adobe trains AI to detect Deepfakes and MoD helps itself to police biometric data. Encouraging women in tech, attracting talent as an SME and Brexit...