Structural News

• MOTs: 'Limited private car testing' at DVA test centres
  
  Infrastructure department says those who have had tests rescheduled will be refunded half the fee.
  BBC News.  Friday, 24 Jan 2020.
• Jacobs Alliance to Serve Australia's Cross River Rail Project
  
  Jacobs Engineering Group (J) and its Unity Alliance partners are set to deliver services for the major Australian rail infrastructure project.
  Zacks.  Friday, 24 Jan 2020.
• 4 Mistakes to Avoid While Scaling Up Your Infrastructure
  
  Migration from legacy systems done right is key to the future of your businesses.
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 24 Jan 2020.
• Best Thematic ETF for 2020: Cloud, Internet of Things & More
  
  Find out more about cloud computing, Internet of Things, video games and infrastructure ETFs.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• MOTs: More disruption at Northern Ireland test centres
  
  The Department of Infrastructure says customers should continue to turn up for MOTs unless contacted.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• EU Parliament Greenlights EIB Gas Funding
  
  The EU promised to stop funding gas projects. But lawmakers have decided lending to gas infrastructure doesn't count.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.
• US-China phase one deal is a 'disaster,' former senior economist at the White House says
  
  The U.S.-China phase one deal does not address the structural problems in their trade relationship, a panel of trade experts at the World Economic Forum said Tuesday.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020.
• Boomers Exiting The Suburbs Could Help Transform Infrastructure And Land-Use Policy
  
  Seniors developments in cities have been faring better than in the suburbs. A look at how this could transform infrastructure and land-use policy.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Sky launches the ultra-fast 5G mobile internet to customers in 21 towns and cities
  
  Sky piggybacks O2's system as it doesn't have its own infrastructure, leaving it lagging behind rivals Vodafone and EE, with 50 and 37 locations, respectively.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Advertisers beg Google not to kill Chrome cookies without a plan B, warning it could hurt start-ups
  
  Advertiser trade groups say Google's plan to block third-party tracking cookies in Chrome would be a major disruption to the infrastructure.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Building materials come alive with help from bacteria
  
  New living building materials can grow and multiply -- and may help to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from infrastructure in the future.
  Science Daily.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• A new approach to making airplane parts, minus the massive infrastructure
  
  Engineers have developed a method to produce aerospace-grade composites without the enormous ovens and pressure vessels. ...
  Science Daily.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.
• Cyber crooks are using a major security flaw in the Mozilla Firefox web browser to hack users
  
  The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed the vulnerability could allowed criminals to seize total control of the browser.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 10 Jan 2020.
• Puerto Rico Earthquake Aftermath Worsens; Government Overwhelmed
  
  Puerto Rico is struggling to recover from a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that killed one person, injured nine others and severely damaged infrastructure on the southwest coast.
  Voice of America.  Friday, 10 Jan 2020.
• Trump proposes easing up regulations for major infrastructure projects
  
  During an event announcing the proposal, Trump was also asked about the Ukraine-bound plane that crashed in Iran.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 9 Jan 2020.

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