Serviceworks

fbcnews | February 03, 2020

The United States has pledged to increase its financial assistance to Fiji and ten other regional countries in areas that needs serious attention. USAID Mission Director to the Pacific, Lawrence Hardy made the announcement saying this year’s allocation will double when compared to the past few years. The US government’s assistance known as the Pacific Pledge aims to improve the standard of living among other pressing issues in the region. The Mission Director highlighted as part of t...

Government Business

Knightscope | June 01, 2022

Knightscope, Inc., a developer of advanced physical security technologies focused on enhancing U.S. security operations, announced the deployment of a K5 Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) in a popular northern California park. A parks and recreation organization that serves a large, densely developed suburban population will be using the ASR to patrol the area with specific mission of protecting the quality of life and environment of the community. The Huntington Park, California, chief of police ...

Apple | March 25, 2020

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are among the leading tech digital platforms to partner with the Ad Council and US government agencies to extend the reach and impact of Covid-19 response messaging. The platforms working with the White House, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) include Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, SiriusXM and Pandora, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and Verizon Media, among others, to create messag...

The US Department of Energy | February 06, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DoE) announced on Wednesday a US$125.5 million package for a range of advanced solar R&D initiatives. The funding will go towards research focused on grid resiliency, solar-plus-storage, cybersecurity, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, concentrated solar power (CSP) and developing solar with agriculture. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said: “the research and development supported by this investment will build on the technological foundations nece...