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Smoke-Free Drive! Lahore to Suspend Licences of Drivers of Smoke-Emitting Vehicles

Lahore traffic authorities have taken a tough step against air pollution. Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Syed Abdul Raheem Shirazi announced that drivers of smoke-emitting vehicles will now have their driving licences suspended. Commercial vehicles that break emission rules may also lose their route permits. The decision is part of a zero-tolerance campaign to reduce smog

Australian small business sales cool off in the June quarter

Xero economist Louise Southall says small businesses are “thinking carefully” before hiring as rate rises and fuel costs bite. Key insights: New Xero Small Business Insights data shows Australian small business sales growth eased to 6.5 per cent year-on-year in the June quarter, down from a two-year high of 7.9 per cent in Q1. Hospitality, retail

Sri Lanka prepares for impending El Niño with traditional and new approaches

According to traditional Sri Lankan paddy farmers, long dry spells have occurred every four to seven years. Sri Lanka has experienced around 25-26 El Niño events from 1950 to date, out of which only three have been strong El Niño events, meteorology department officials say. The irrigation department has introduced new water-saving techniques such as

Accreditation key to enterprise security

We look at how industry-recognised certification enables security chiefs to improve the strength of their security team By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 20 Feb 2023 In July 2021, joint research from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) found the area with the biggest shortfall in IT skills to be

Enterprise open source: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Listen to this podcast We speak to Spotify’s open source tech lead, Per Ploug, on supplier relationship management in open source There are some business and IT leaders who will point to the billions Microsoft is investing in ChatGPT and question whether open source has the ability to do similar

Enterprise on-premise infrastructure spending experiences ‘post-pandemic’ bounce-back

Tierney - stock.adobe.com Latest data from Synergy Research Group reveals uptick in enterprise on-premise IT infrastructure spending By Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK Published: 27 Jan 2023 12:15 The amount of money enterprises are investing in their own private datacentres experienced a “post-pandemic” bounce-back in 2022, as shown by data accrued by IT market watcher

Enterprise IT remains bright amid gloomy tech spending forecast

Gartner has cut its forecast for growth in worldwide IT spending by more than 50% from just a few months ago. However, enterprise spending on software and services is expected to remain strong. Why we care. It’s good to see businesses remain committed to long-term goals even as the economic picture worsens. Companies clearly know

5 AI takeaways from CES for enterprise business

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Since CES is owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association, it makes perfect sense that it is focused on consumer tech. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t significant enterprise business takeaways, particularly around artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). That is

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Smoke-Free Drive! Lahore to Suspend Licences of Drivers of Smoke-Emitting Vehicles

Lahore traffic authorities have taken a tough step against air pollution. Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Syed Abdul Raheem Shirazi announced that drivers of smoke-emitting vehicles will now have their driving licences suspended. Commercial vehicles that break emission rules may also lose their route permits. The decision is part of a zero-tolerance campaign to reduce smog

Australian small business sales cool off in the June quarter

Xero economist Louise Southall says small businesses are “thinking carefully” before hiring as rate rises and fuel costs bite. Key insights: New Xero Small Business Insights data shows Australian small business sales growth eased to 6.5 per cent year-on-year in the June quarter, down from a two-year high of 7.9 per cent in Q1. Hospitality, retail

Sri Lanka prepares for impending El Niño with traditional and new approaches

According to traditional Sri Lankan paddy farmers, long dry spells have occurred every four to seven years. Sri Lanka has experienced around 25-26 El Niño events from 1950 to date, out of which only three have been strong El Niño events, meteorology department officials say. The irrigation department has introduced new water-saving techniques such as

Liverpool in contact with former Chelsea defender

Liverpool continue their pre-season campaign with a friendly against Premier League rivals Leeds United on Sunday.  Rio Ngumoha’s goal earned the Reds a narrow 1-0 victory over Wrexham in their last outing, and new manager Andoni Iraola will hope to see his side build on that result when they face the Whites in Chicago, Illinois.

This $29 rack fixed my out-of-control keyboard and mouse collection

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn't affect our editorial independence . Australian Editor, PCWorld A simple acrylic rack keeps my 5+ gaming keyboards and mice organized, stacked, and within reach. Goodbye desk clutter, hello sanity. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that there’s