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Tesco to invest in Rainmaking Loft tech hub for start-ups

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Tesco, one of the UK’s (and the world’s) largest retailers, has announced plans to actively participate in the development of a start-up incubator on the fringe of Tech City, next to Tower Bridge.

According to a news report on the matter, Tesco plans to sponsor The Loft in St Katherine’s Docks, which opened at the start of July and is currently home to about 60 young media and technology developers.

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PIV Card standard specification from NIST gets updated

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the USA has issued an updated version of its standard specification Personal Identification Verification (PIV) Card.

The original FIPS 201 document from 2005 required all PIV cards to contain an integrated circuit chip for storing electronic credentials and protected biometric data — fingerprint specifics and, optionally, a photograph.

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