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UK Bus Intelligent Model 2026

UK Bus Intelligent Model 2026

The UK's bus industry is steering toward a groundbreaking transformation, thanks to the recent passage of the Automated Vehicles Bill. With the target set to launch self-driving buses by 2026, the future of public transport promises both thrilling advancements and challenging. LABCos offer local authorities the potential to own a bus operator, putting benefit to the local community to the front and centre of its business model, whilst retaining incentives to generate revenue and control costs. Bus Users UK has today published its 2026 Manifestos for England, Scotland and Wales, setting out clear agendas for governments to protect, prioritise and strengthen bus services. Innovate UK has identified three strategic imperatives to guide investments to minimise ris d to reaching net zero. The UK government's Department for Transport has brought forward plans to permit fully autonomous taxis and bus-like services on English roads by spring 2026, backed by £150 million in funding.

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AI server-specific features include

AI server-specific features include

AI servers are characterized by high computing power, large memory capacity, scalable storage, and efficient networking. Some of these operations involve deep learning, image recognition, and natural language processing. Modern AI models are data-hungry, computation-heavy beasts that need specialized hardware just to function, let alone perform at their best. Unlike traditional servers designed for general-purpose computing tasks such as hosting websites or managing databases, AI servers are specialised systems engineered to handle the specific computational demands of AI workloads.

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High-density anti-static flooring cable trays IP68 in stock

High-density anti-static flooring cable trays IP68 in stock

The compact cable entry plates are ideal for routing standard cables without connectors from 1. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) floors are floors installed with ESD flooring systems to protect electronics from damage caused by static electricity which accumulates from traffic. ESD floors, also known as static-dissipative floors (1 Mohm to 1000 Mohms) or conductive floors (. Choose from our selection of floor cable trays, including multichannel interlocking cable ramps, drop-over interlocking cable ramps, and more. The new PFLITSCH Floor Trunking is an innovative further development of the previous automotive trunking, specially designed for industrial environments with high demands on load-bearing capacity and slip resistance.

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AI server order snatching price increase

AI server order snatching price increase

A severe server DRAM shortage, fueled by the AI arms race, has led to 50% price hikes and left hyperscalers with only 70% of their orders fulfilled, with ripple effects hitting consumer PC prices. Counterpoint warns that DDR5 RDIMM costs may surge 100% amid manufacturers' pivot to AI chips and Nvidia's memory-intensive AI server platforms, leaving enterprises with limited procurement leverage. The result is a cost shock that ripples through almost every device with a memory slot. That's despite agreeing to contract price increases of up to 50% for Q4, well above the 30% hike many buyers had budgeted for earlier this year. Every layer of the stack, including GPU modules, memory, networking, power, and cooling, has repriced sharply heading into 2026.

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Latest news Fiber optic cable breaks

Latest news Fiber optic cable breaks

Multiple subsea fiber optic cables in the Red Sea suffered simultaneous cuts on September 6, 2025, disrupting global internet and communications traffic. The incident began at 05:45 UTC and has forced operators to reroute traffic between Asia, the Middle East, and Europe over. In an official statement, the police said they have no ongoing criminal investigation into the recent cable break. On 17–18 November 2024, two submarine telecommunication cables, the BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1 fibre-optic cables, were disrupted in the Baltic Sea. In late 2024 and early 2025, several important data connections across the Baltic Sea were broken, including between.

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