Foodora tests drone and robot deliveries in Sweden

Foodora Norway, the Oslo-based subsidiary of online quick-commerce (Q-commerce) food delivery brand Foodora Group, has partnered with Nordic communications company Tele2 to pilot test home deliveries using robots and drones supported by 5G internet of things (IoT) technology. The Stockholm metropolitan area was chosen as the test location for the ground robot and drone … Read more

FCA insurance related fines total £1.1m in 2024

The Financial Conduct Authority handed out £1.11m in fines to two general insurance broking individuals in 2024, as firms achieved the second year in a row of zero fines. In November the watchdog served Leigh Mackey, formerly sole director of closed broker Inspire Insurance Services, a £1,102,879 penalty and ban after he used insurer funds … Read more

Milan prohibits outdoor smoking in Italy's toughest ban

Smokers in Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country’s toughest ban comes into effect Wednesday. Those who defy the new prohibition in the polluted northern Italian city could be fined between 40 to 240 euros ($41 to $249), a punishment that does not sit well with all residents. Source link