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  • Optics / Photonics Information | AZoOptics.com

    Optics / Photonics Information | AZoOptics.com

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  • NorthStandard Launches Free Pilot Initiative to Expand Members’ Access to FleetVision™ | NorthStandard

    ShipIn Systems has announced a landmark collaboration with NorthStandard P&I Club to offer their Members a fully subsidized pilot of ShipIn’s AI risk management and fleet performance platform, FleetVision™.  

    NorthStandard will cover the full cost of FleetVision’s BASE package on one vessel per participating Member, enabling fleets across the Club to evaluate the technology in live operations. Members are invited to enroll in the initiative from the beginning of December 2025.  

    The pilot is the first of its kind to be offered by a Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Club and builds on the success of the organizations’ collaboration through Get SET!, NorthStandard’s safety efficiency technologies program that accelerates the evaluation and adoption of proven safety innovations. Following ShipIn’s inclusion in GetSET! which began in June, 2024, NorthStandard has now expanded its commitment to ensure shipowners can easily access and evaluate FleetVision™ technology. 

    “As a company dedicated to helping mariners operate more safely and efficiently, expanding access to FleetVision in partnership with NorthStandard could mark a step-change in reducing risk to life and commercial losses across fleets,” said Osher Perry, CEO of ShipIn Systems. “This program gives Members a straightforward path to trial the platform, gather evidence on outcomes, and scale usage in line with their needs.” 

    NorthStandard’s support reflects a shared commitment to safety leadership and collaborative innovation. “Our goal is to help reduce risk by making impactful technologies easier to try, measure, and adopt,” said Colin Gillespie, Global Head of Loss Prevention, NorthStandard. “Fully subsidizing a FleetVision pilot for our Members allows them to learn quickly and directly from real-world use, strengthening safety cultures across the maritime community.” 

    FleetVision transforms routine shipboard CCTV into actionable insights that help crews and shoreside teams reinforce best practices, strengthen situational awareness, and improve operational performance. FleetVision’s fire-prevention capabilities fuse optical and thermal sensor data to detect heat anomalies, leaks, smoke or haze, delivering real-time alerts to crews onboard and teams ashore for immediate action. 

    By deploying FleetVision on a single vessel, participating members can evaluate safety, compliance, and efficiency benefits within their own context and generate data to inform broader rollout decisions.

    Interested Members can contact ShipIn directly for more details or get in touch with Colin.Gillespie@north-standard.com

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  • Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke’s son on dementia walk

    Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke’s son on dementia walk

    Alzheimer's Research UK Charlie Quirke in baseball cap with his smiling mum Pauline Quirke looking to camera outdoorsAlzheimer’s Research UK

    Charlie Quirke said he wanted to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK after his mum, Pauline, was diagnosed with dementia in 2021

    The son of Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke has been on the third of five days of a…

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  • WTA Chair Valerie Camillo on the Tour’s landmark partnership with Mercedes-Benz

    WTA Chair Valerie Camillo on the Tour’s landmark partnership with Mercedes-Benz

    I want to acknowledge Billie Jean King and her partner Ilana Kloss. Your courage and conviction created the foundation that makes today possible. It is a privilege to share the stage with you. I’d also like to thank the…

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  • Fine Darlington’s intimidating balaclava wearers £100, MP says

    Fine Darlington’s intimidating balaclava wearers £100, MP says

    Richard MossNorth East and Cumbria

    BBC Jim Cunningham and Lola McEvoy standing outside on the street, speaking to each other. There is a Christmas tree with blue lights in the background. It is dark and street lights are on. Mr Cunningham has grey hair and is wearing a thick black coat. McEvoy is wearing a light grey coat and has brown hair. She is also wearing a grey turtleneck. BBC

    Lola McEvoy is talking to people living in Darlington about the problem

    An MP has said police need to be given extra powers to stop balaclava-wearing gangs plaguing residents of a town.

    Labour MP for Darlington…

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  • Testing Verified Profiles on Reddit

    Testing Verified Profiles on Reddit

    Today, we’re announcing a limited alpha test of verified profiles–an update placing grey checkmarks next to a username–to help individuals and businesses, who wish to do so, confirm their identities on Reddit. This feature is designed to…

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  • New Guidelines Endorse Self-Collection for HPV

    New Guidelines Endorse Self-Collection for HPV

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    New cervical cancer screening guidelines endorse self-collection methods for HPV testing for average-risk individuals in clinical settings. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images
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  • Sabalenka, Rybakina among seven top 10 players in Brisbane entry list

    Sabalenka, Rybakina among seven top 10 players in Brisbane entry list

    World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 5 Elena Rybakina are among seven top 10 players in the initial entry list for the 2026 Brisbane International. The WTA 500 event will take place from Jan. 4-11 and features quite the…

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  • U.S. bank regulator says large banks engaged in ‘debanking’ of disfavored industries

    U.S. bank regulator says large banks engaged in ‘debanking’ of disfavored industries

    WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. banking regulator overseeing large national banks said the nation’s nine largest firms had in the past placed restrictions on providing financial services to some controversial industries in a practice commonly described as “debanking.”

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency did not divulge specifics on the banks in its preliminary report, but vowed to hold the firms “accountable,” including potential referrals to the Justice Department, once it concluded its review. It said banks had restricted access to industries including oil and gas, coal mining, tobacco and e-cigarettes, and crypto products.

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    The agency plans to continue examining the matter, saying it is reviewing “thousands” of complaints for examples of debanking on the basis of political or religious beliefs. The report did not provide specific examples, but said the firms examined were JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC, TD Bank and BMO Bank.

    Reporting by Pete Schroeder

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  • FBR serves notices to 30 individuals flaunting luxury despite low declared income

    FBR serves notices to 30 individuals flaunting luxury despite low declared income

    Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial. PHOTO: FILE

    Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial has said…

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