Charlie Hoult speaks at the 2017 Dynamo Board Dinner. THE region’s biggest tech conference will this year focus on how its IT sector has successfully responded to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual Dynamo conference attracts delegates from the North-East s leading and growing IT and software companies, councils, specialist professional services, universities and colleges and other related industries. This year’s event – Tech Leads the Way in a Challenging World – will be held online on Thursday, June 17. The virtual conference will be delivered by regional tech network Dynamo, and will be free to members and £25 for non-Dynamo organisations. Charlie Hoult, Dynamo chair, said: “Last year’s online conference went extremely well, and while we’d obviously prefer to be able to host Dynamo 21 in person, we know this year’s virtual version will be another success.
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Covid-19: Why student chose to be infected for study
Covid-19: Why student chose to be infected for study
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Taking part in a trial which involved being deliberately infected with coronavirus will be the most impactful thing he does with his life, a student has said.
Northumbria University student Jacob Hopkins, who is from Tamworth, was deliberately infected for the Covid-19 research study so he could be monitored by scientists studying the virus.
The 23-year-old said he would “do it again in a heartbeat”.
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In a banner year for cryptocurrencies (so far), not all of the news is going to be good.
As Bitcoin and other digital coins have soared in value since January, the toll they are taking on planet Earth has garnered far more attention.
High-profile Bitcoin supporters have come out in force to defend their favourite cryptocurrency. A report published last week – sponsored by Tesla Inc’s Elon Musk, Square Inc’s Jack Dorsey, and ARK’s Cathie Wood, one of Wall Street’s hottest investment pros – depicts Bitcoin as an “ideal” part of renewable energy projects involving solar, wind and battery storage technology.