Michael Liedtke, Ap Technology Writer Updated 11:19 pm PDT, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 FILE - This Tuesday, May 8, 2018, file photo shows a Waymo logo displayed on the window of a car at the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif. Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with automakers Renault and Nissan to make its first journey outside the U.S. with a ride-hailing service that will dispatch a fleet of robotaxis in France and Japan. less FILE - This Tuesday, May 8, 2018, file photo shows a Waymo logo displayed on the window of a car at the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif. Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ... more Photo: Jeff Chiu, AP Photo: Jeff Chiu, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - This Tuesday, May 8, 2018, file … [Read more...] about Waymo teams up with Renault, Nissan on robotaxis outside US
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Visitors to Bury staying longer and spending more, report finds
Visitors to Bury St Edmunds town centre are staying longer and spending more, according to a new study Picture: ARCHANT Archant Visitors to Bury St Edmunds' town centre are spending more money and staying longer than ever before, a new study has revealed. Bury BID chief executive Mark Cordell said he was encouraged by the engagement and the results Picture: OUR BURY ST EDMUNDSThe annual 'benchmarking report' found that 98% of people would recommend a visit to the town to others and 55% have taken advantage of free parking from 3pm on a Tuesday - the highest since the initiative began. The town's car parks are also busier than they have been since the survey began in 2012, and 90% of respondents welcomed West Suffolk Council's Pay on Exit parking trial, which started this month. The study was commissioned for the eighth year by Business Improvement District (BID) organisation Our Bury St Edmunds and 631 people responded. MORE: Footfall figures for Bury St Edmunds are 'very … [Read more...] about Visitors to Bury staying longer and spending more, report finds
Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to save computer records
Terry Spencer, Associated Press Updated 8:54 pm PDT, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016, file photo illustration, a person types on a laptop in Florida. Riviera Beach, Fla., agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in thousands of attacks worldwide aimed at extorting money from governments and businesses. Spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the city of 35,000 residents has been working with outside security consultants, who recommended the ransom be paid. less FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016, file photo illustration, a person types on a laptop in Florida. Riviera Beach, Fla., agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in ... more Photo: Wilfredo Lee, AP Photo: … [Read more...] about Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to save computer records
Government start-up loan scheme passes £0.5bn mark
PUBLISHED: 04:00 20 June 2019 Sarah Chambers Kevin and Kellie Bath of JimJams Healthier Choclate Spreads. Photo: Ant Jones. Archant A government bank has lent out a total of £32.5m to 4,000-plus start-up businesses in the East of England over the last seven years as part of a national drive to boost the economy. Of 63,920 British Business Bank Start Up Loans issued across the UK since it was set up in 2012, 4,265 went to aspiring business owners in the east region, with the average loan amounting to £7,628, official figures show. Across the UK, the loan figure has now passed the £500m mark.Husband and wife team, Kevin and Kellie Bath, of Halstead, north Essex, said their £25k fixed interest loan was critical to the launch of their healthy chocolate spread for children. They were so shocked by the amount of sugar in his children's favourite chocolate spread they decided to create a healthy alternative. Kevin, who worked in the Royal Navy … [Read more...] about Government start-up loan scheme passes £0.5bn mark
Oil slips below $54 as trade fears outweigh U.S. gasoline demand
Alex Nussbaum, Bloomberg Published 3:39 pm CDT, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 NuStar Energy Director of Operations for Central West South Chris Vratil points out the construction for a new pipeline at NuStar's 400-series tank farm in Corpus Christi on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. NuStar Energy Director of Operations for Central West South Chris Vratil points out the construction for a new pipeline at NuStar's 400-series tank farm in Corpus Christi on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff Photographer Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 NuStar Energy Director of Operations for Central West South Chris Vratil points out the construction for a new pipeline at NuStar's 400-series tank farm in Corpus Christi on Tuesday, May … [Read more...] about Oil slips below $54 as trade fears outweigh U.S. gasoline demand