they attacked an american company whose software used around the world. in the town hall of leonardtown, the wi-fi went down and the computers were locked up. email and data unaccessible. i ll email it to him once the system is back up and running. reporter: they couldn t process permits or payments and had to resort to writing everything out. or using the office s one typewriter. just everything you can imagine that you would start to do, you realize wasn t available. reporter: in sweden, 800 grocery stores shut down. in new zealand, schools and kindergartens were knocked off line. the white house argued that the national impact was small since critical infrastructure wasn t hit. but the pain was deeply felt by small companies like sha sha real estate consulting, which we visited with joshua justice, whose company, just tech, is the i.t. provider whose systems were
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Jun 2, 2021 4:00 AM PT
More than 25 million work-from-home jobs could be created in non-technology industries in the coming years, according to the operator of a global marketplace for freelance workers. For the first time, companies in industries like manufacturing, agriculture and mining recognized that many of their professional services jobs did not need to be done on-site, maintained Upwork in its Not Just Tech: Remote Freelancing Across Industries report. This opens up opportunities for not only people to do remote work, but for people to do remote freelance work for these companies, it noted.
Tay Cities Deal signed
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17 December 2020
The Tay Cities Deal reached a major milestone today [17th December 2020] when UK Government Minister Iain Stewart joined partners for an online ceremony to ratify the implementation and financial arrangements for £700 million investment in the region.
The deal is an agreement between the UK and Scottish governments along with Angus, Dundee City, Fife and Perth & Kinross councils as well as partners in the business and higher and further education sectors.
The UK and Scottish governments are each investing £150 million, which will help to leverage a further £400 million of investment from public and private partners. This will be transformative for the region, driving investment, boosting the economy and creating more than 6,000 jobs.
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