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@CLondoner92@mastodonapp.uk · 17h ago
Littlepay has been selected for Project Coral, a Department for Transport-funded programme central to the #UK Government’s Better Connected strategy to modernise ticketing. It aims to simplify contactless #travel across multiple operators and modes, enabling regional pay-as-you-go journeys with automatic fare capping. The system allows passengers to use a single contactless payment, removing the need for multiple tickets or advance planning. A shared broker platform will link operators and payment systems, integrating existing #infrastructure while supporting accurate fare calculation and revenue sharing, with Euclid providing settlement services. Initially launching on bus and tram services in the West Midlands, the programme supports wider bus reform and franchising goals. Littlepay’s EMV-based platform and modular design were key to its selection. Development is set to begin soon, with deployment planned for 2027 and potential expansion across the UK. https://littlepay.com/resource-hub/blog/articles/littlepay-selected-for-landmark-dft-funded-national-programme/
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@cbcbc_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net · 2d ago
Cyclists and pedestrians now have a way over the 'concrete river' of Highway 1 in Burnaby The city officially opened the new $27.8 million piece of infrastructure on Monday, which is intended to bridge a key gap in Burnaby's pedestrian and cyclist network. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/burnaby-pedestrian-cyclist-overpass-9.7180622?cmp=rss
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@analytics@social.vir.group · 2d ago
🟡 WarDamage | 8/10 🇮🇷 Massive private property damage in Iran due to war According to the Iranian government, over 118,180 private properties have been damaged, including 2,529 requiring full reconstruction. #OSINT #NewsGroup #WarDamage #Iran #Infrastructure
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@analytics@social.vir.group · Apr 23, 2026
🟢 InfrastructureDiplomacy | 3/10 🇷🇺 🇰🇵 Russia and North Korea Aim to Open New Bridge Across Tumen River North Korea and Russia said they aim to open a new road bridge across the Tumen River soon to boost trade, tourism, and movement of people, linking with Russia's highway network. #OSINT #NewsGroup #Russia #NorthKorea #Infrastructure #Diplomacy
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@analytics@social.vir.group · Apr 22, 2026
🔴 Fire | 9/10 🇷🇺 Fire at oil facility in Tuapse A major fire is ongoing at an oil facility in the Russian city of Tuapse, located on the Black Sea coast. Intense flames and thick black smoke are visible from a distance, indicating the severity of the blaze. Local sources report that significant firefighting resources have been deployed to contain the emergency. The incident occurred on the premises of an oil refining or storage complex, with details regarding the cause of the fire not yet disclosed. The situation remains tense, and the impact of the fire on the infrastructure and the surrounding environment is being assessed. 🔗 https://newsgroup.site/pozhezha-na-naftovomu-ob-yekti-v-tuapse/ #OSINT #NewsGroup #Russia #Infrastructure #Fire
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@ukrailways@mastodon.london · Apr 22, 2026
Landslip repairs under way on Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway http://dlvr.it/TS9Bbl #Environment #heritage #Infrastructure #RailNews
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@newsgroup@social.vir.group · Apr 22, 2026
The engineering reality is clear: pipelines move more energy with fewer spills and lower emissions than rail or truck. The opposition is driven by emotion, not data. #pipeline #EnergyFacts #Infrastructure
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@ukrailways@mastodon.london · Apr 17, 2026
Passengers urged to plan ahead as Network Rail restores two of Brunel’s historic landmarks in Bath http://dlvr.it/TS4zJh #GeneralInterest #IndustryNews #Infrastructure #RailNews
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@harrysintonen@infosec.exchange · Apr 13, 2026
Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Estonia are soon enabling offline debit card payments for at least seven days without network connectivity. The change covers payments for essential goods in physical trade, such as food, medicine, and fuel. Each country has made - or is in the process of making - the required changes to their related regulations to enable it. The motivation for this change is to enable payments even in exceptional situations such as network disruptions due to sabotage or conflict. TL;DR: You can pay for essentials even if Russia cuts the cables. Plans for this change were announced in May 2025: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nordics-estonia-plan-offline-card-payment-back-up-if-internet-cut-2025-05-07/ #resilience #preparedness #infrastructure #payments #banking
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@paka@mastodon.scot · Apr 12, 2026

This case shows the growing dilemma that many countries now face. In a global supply chain economy, the most capable #digital #platforms are rarely national

  • They are built, operated, updated, and legally #governed elsewhere

For #sensitive domains such as #defense, #intelligence, #public #safety, and #critical #infrastructure, this creates a structural tension between performance and control.

https://zendata.security/2026/02/14/switzerland-ends-palantir-contract-over-data-sovereignty-risks/

#BigData #privacy #security #corruption #dictators

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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · Apr 09, 2026
Observer | Edge A.I. Infrastructure and the Limits of Hyperscale Thinking by Neel Khokhani Charlie Munger once told a story about a town that built a single, magnificent grain silo. It reduced costs. It impressed visitors. It eliminated redundancy. For years, it worked perfectly. Then one wet season, moisture entered at the base and the entire harvest spoiled at once. The neighboring town kept five smaller silos spread across different plots. None were impressive or optimal in the spreadsheet sense, but when one developed mold, the others remained intact, containing the damage. The lesson was not that scale is foolish, but that concentration carries a different kind of risk. Efficiency and resilience operate on different axes.  Digital infrastructure has spent the last decade building its own version of that silo. In 2025, Microsoft, Google and Amazon each announced major data center expansion programs, with hyperscale investment reaching record levels globally. At the same time, the CrowdStrike outage of 2024, which took down airlines, hospitals and financial institutions across dozens of countries, offered a real-world demonstration of exactly the systemic fragility that maximum concentration produces. The two developments are related: one is the condition, while the other is the consequence.  A hyperscale data center in the desert. Endless racks. Industrial symmetry. A monument to aggregation. The assumption behind it is straightforward: if computation is valuable, concentrate it; if scale lowers cost, pursue maximum scale; if aggregation improves efficiency, centralize aggressively. For years, this logic produced extraordinary results. Cloud computing declared the end of on-premise infrastructure, the server room became a relic of inefficiency, hardware dissolved into abstraction and geography appeared irrelevant. That narrative was clean, but it left critical constraints unexamined. Read more: https://observer.com/2026/04/edge-ai-infrastructure-hyperscale-limits-compute/ #artificial-intelligence #infrastructure #technology
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@ukrailways@mastodon.london · Apr 09, 2026
More comfortable journeys for Ely passengers http://dlvr.it/TRxph9 #Infrastructure #PermanentWay #RailNews #TrainOperatingCompanies
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@analytics@social.vir.group · Apr 08, 2026
🟡 Drone Attack | 8/10 🇸🇦 Drone attack on Saudi oil pipeline Saudi Arabia's critical East-West crude oil pipeline was struck in a drone attack, hitting a pumping station along the route. The incident occurred hours after the US-Iran ceasefire announcement. 💬 SENTINEL: Атака на критичну інфраструктуру відбулася вкрай близько за часом до оголошення припинення вогню, що може бути спробою саботувати угоду. #DroneAttack #SaudiArabia #Oil #Infrastructure
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@ukrailways@mastodon.london · Apr 01, 2026
UK TransPennine Upgrade puts focus on freight http://dlvr.it/TRplb9 #England #Huddersfield #Infrastructure #Leeds
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@ukrailways@mastodon.london · Apr 01, 2026
UK TransPennine Upgrade puts focus on freight http://dlvr.it/TRplZg #England #Huddersfield #Infrastructure #Leeds
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Mar 26, 2026
"In February, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged $1 billion toward those long-delayed projects, including $22 million for the Santa Ana Pueblo center. The agency estimates $8 billion is needed to tackle all remaining projects on the 1993 list that, under federal law, must be complete before the IHS can address other major construction needs." https://apnews.com/article/indian-health-service-construction-backlog-1993-native-american-b779a94f5885113da847d997460b1623 #healthcare #hospitals #clinics #infrastructure #IHS #HHS #Indigenous #NativeAmerican
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@KayLeadfoot@fedia.io in technology · Mar 02, 2026

AWS Datacenter Lit Ablaze by “Objects” in UAE, Amid Other Outages in Region at War

Amazon says “objects” struck a data center in its UAE region (ME-CENTRAL-1), throwing sparks and starting a fire. Almost certainly due to the ongoing war. Separately, another data center is offline due to a "localized power issue."
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@CLondoner92@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 27, 2026
Behind every journey on #Supertram in South #Yorkshire is the work of the Presentation Team, which maintains trams, stops, shelters and #infrastructure to keep the network safe and welcoming. Alongside routine duties, the team carries out periodic deep cleans. Recently, a Siemens tram underwent a two-day programme in the workshop, beginning with a detailed inspection and structured plan to avoid service disruption. Specialist equipment, including new chewing gum removal machinery, was used to tackle hard-to-reach areas. Overhead panels and signage were removed and cleaned, seat bases dismantled, stair edging resealed, and floors, cab and exterior thoroughly treated. The project brought together engineering and facilities staff, with Managing Director Sean English joining the work. It forms part of an ongoing programme to maintain standards across the 30-year-old fleet ahead of new trams expected in 2030, subject to funding, alongside wider stop refurbishments. https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/news/supertram-presentation-team
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@ukrailways@mastodon.london · Feb 24, 2026
CCTV reduces motorist offences at Derbyshire level crossing http://dlvr.it/TR7Tfc #BritishTransportPolice #Infrastructure #PermanentWay #RailNews
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@ukrailways@mastodon.london · Feb 24, 2026
Railway through Dartford reopens following major half-term upgrade http://dlvr.it/TR7TYx #Infrastructure #PermanentWay #RailNews #TrainOperatingCompanies
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