GlobalNexus announces new subsea cable to service The Bahamas, Canada, Eastern Caribbean and South America
NASSAU, Bahamas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bahamas-based GlobalNexus Ltd. (GlobalNexus) has announced its entry into the telecommunications market to improve business efficiency in The Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. The move will seamlessly connect the region to the rest of the world. GlobalNexus,…
Digital shootout wraps up in Little Cayman
By Joseph Teppe From Dive Photo Guide The 2016 edition of The Digital Shootout—an annual underwater photography workshop bonanza—has wrapped up in Little Cayman. Organized by Backscatter, the digital shootout brought together the top pros along with nearly 60 up-and-comers…
Gadget of the week
Six technological breakthroughs inspired by nature By Cat DiStasio From engadget By Inhabitat Mollusk shells have led to a high-impact glass design. Biomimicry is an incredible field that seeks to unlock nature’s deepest, darkest secrets and then use them to…
What does Brexit mean for the [UK] hi-fi industry?
By Andy Clough From What Hi-Fi We can hardly say the dust has settled on the UK’s momentous decision to leave the EU, but what are the implications for the hi-fi industry, both at home and abroad? Industry trade organisation…
Tenet: FDA approves new weight-loss option
New FDA approves new weight-loss option – promises significant benefits to Caribbean patients who want to lose weight without surgical intervention. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new balloon device to treat obesity without the need for…
UK scientists are trying to grow military drones in a lab with advanced chemistry and 3D printing
By Yoni Heisler From BGR More often than not, some of the most cutting edge technology comes not from Silicon Valley, but from military companies and various branches of the armed forces. With generous budgets at their disposal, it’s hardly…
The Brexit hangover has left UK startups drained — Are the brains next?
By Mike Butcher From Techcrunch As the UK referendum result dropped in that fateful Friday morning, the tech startup world didn’t immediately grind to a halt. Websites kept loading. Apps kept opening. But what left UK technology entrepreneurs aghast was…
FDA halts Juno’s gene-altering cancer trials after three deaths
By David Lumb From engadget Company stock plummeted 27 percent after the suspension. The Food and Drug Administration has temporarily halted a cancer-treating study after three patients died of swelling in the brain. Biopharmaceutical company Juno Therapeutics had been testing an…
IRS seeks court order to make Facebook turn over info related to asset transfer
By Kelly Phillips Erb From Forbes The U.S. Department of Justice filed a petition this week to force social networking company, Facebook Inc., to turn over information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the transfer of assets to Facebook’s Irish…
Second 2016 CTO regulation roundtable takes place in London
From Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) Now held as roundtables, the Regulating ICTs series organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) registered participants from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Ghana, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. LONDON, 08…