Technology
City buses begin a trial of contactless tickets on two trunk routes
Passengers can tap a bank card or a phone on the first and last services of the day before the trial widens.
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Hospitals link lab results to a shared record patients can read
A blood test done at one civic hospital can now be opened at another without a fresh slip.
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Local labs test a quieter data centre that recycles its own heat
Engineers say the pilot could warm a nearby school without adding a new power line.
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A public library lends tablets for evening coding classes
The tablets stay in the building. Learners take home a printed exercise, not the device.
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Telecom crews finish a fibre loop around the old industrial estate
Workshops that lost hours to dropped calls during the rains are the first to be switched.
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Weather office releases a clearer flood map for riverside neighbourhoods
The map marks streets, not just wards, and it will refresh when the river gauge crosses a set line.
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Schools agree a common rule on phones in classrooms from next term
Devices stay in a pouch at the door during lessons and are returned at the final bell.
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Researchers publish a plain-language audit of a traffic-camera algorithm
The audit found the camera flagged helmets correctly more often than it read number plates in the rain.
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Schools trial a shared laptop library instead of one device per desk
Teachers report fewer forgotten chargers and a calmer start to first period.