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Bingo halls at risk if Burnham hikes taxes, Mecca Bingo owner warns

Britain’s “much-loved” bingo halls are at risk if the Andy Burnham commits to a £460m hike on gambling taxes, the owner of Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo has said. Richard Harris, chief executive of Rank Group, said on Thursday: “Tax proposals from anti-gambling campaigners continue to cast clouds over a regulated industry that is…

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The Developer Who Put an OS on the Amiga — Tim King (1947–2026)

A Cambridge Student Writes an Operating System In the late 1970s, a Cambridge computer science student named Tim King needed an operating system for the Cambridge LISP machine.

  • Tim King, born in 1947, created Tripos, a preemptive multitasking OS in BCPL.
  • King joined MetaComCo in 1984, bringing Tripos to Commodore for Amiga development.
  • King founded Perihelion and UK Online, shaping modern computing concepts.

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Quarkitech raises ₹2 crore in pre-seed funding

Quarkitech is a deep-tech company based out of IIT Madras Research Park

  • Quarkitech raises ₹2 crore pre-seed funding from Artha Access and Finvolve
  • Awarded ₹1.5 crore grant by IITM-CDOT for National Quantum Mission
  • Algorithms compress sensor data up to 100 times while retaining mission info

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LS ELECTRIC Wins CSA Testing Qualification

LS ELECTRIC is stepping up its expansion into North America after securing a qualification that allows its in-house power equipment testing facility to conduct certification-related tests under the…

  • LS ELECTRIC secured CSA testing qualification for in-house power equipment testing.
  • PT&T received WMTL recognition from CSA, enabling specification tests under supervision.
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