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John Biggs

Type: Person

Name: John Biggs

Title: Director

company: Boeing

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for John Biggs

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Some Met computers take 30min to log on, Assembly hears

Some Met officers are using desktop computers that take more than half an hour to log on as a result of a failure to develop a long-term IT strategy, the London Assembly heard today[1].Speaking at a meeting of the Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee, ... [Published London.gov.uk - 4 hours ago]

Entities: London Assembly, John Biggs, Crime, Out-of-Hours, Liaison

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Labour accused over “inflammatory” housing claims shared by EDL supporters

Labour has been accused of making “inflammatory” claims after supporters of far right group the English Defence League circulated allegations that mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman prioritised supporters when allocating funding for home improvemen ... [Published East London Advertiser - 19 hours ago]

Entities: English Defence League, John Biggs, Lutfur Rahman

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 3 reports

Fire Brigades Union

Fire Brigade Cuts: Consultation Closes

A consultation on controversial plans to close 12 fire stations and cut 520 firefighters' jobs in London ends today.More than 20 public meetings have been held over the proposals, which were drawn up in response to a fall in the number of fires in the ... [Published LBC 97.3 - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Target Response, Ron Dobson, Fire Brigades Union, John Biggs, London Assembly

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: E3, The Death Of Symbian, And WWDC

It was a big week in gadgets , and thus, a big TC Gadgets podcast it shall be. This week, we discuss developments at E3 , including Xbox One and PS4 pricing, the death of Nokia’s Symbian OS , and of course, WWDC . Will you buy a PS4 or an Xbox ... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Symbian Software Limited, Microsoft Xbox One, Matt Burns

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Second public meeting due on future of Bow fire station

The future of Bow fire station will be up for discussion at a second public meeting in just over a month to be held after plans to close it down were unveiled. Fire chiefs will be quizzed by Labour MPs and councillors at a meeting in Bow, where it is ... [Published London 24 - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Rushanara Ali, John Biggs, Bethnal Green

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 2 reports

Mac OS X

This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: iOS 7, OS X Mavericks, And Other WWDC Goodness

Today is the big day . The era of iOS 7 , OS X Mavericks , the Mac Pro is upon us, even if we won’t actually enjoy these wonderful wares for another few months. That said, we’ve switched things up a bit and decided to do an extra, non-Friday ... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Apple iOS 7, Mac OS X, Matt Burns, John Biggs, Mac Pro

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 2 reports

Sony Corporation

Watch Sony's 2013 E3 Press Conference Right Here

Watch live video from TwitchTV’s Official Channel on www.twitch.tvE3 2013 is in full swing. Microsoft kicked off the day with plenty of Xbox One news followed by several big developers showing off their upcoming flagship titles. But now it’s Sony’s turn ... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Microsoft Xbox One, Sony PlayStation 4, Startup, John Biggs

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 2 reports

This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Form 1 3D Printer, WWDC, And WWDC

If you’ve got that summertime sadness , look no further than this week’s TC Gadgets Podcast . In it, we discuss the new Form 1 printer which is meant to compete with the likes of MakerBot, as well as all the upcoming WWDC goodness from Apple, ... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Form 1, 3D Printing, Greg Kumparak, John Biggs

First reported Jun 01 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 2 reports

Austin Turns Out For A Hot Night Of Fun, Drinking And Pitching

Last Thursday, on a balmy night in Central Texas, over 900 people attended TechCrunch’s first event in the Lone Star State. Just like every other TechCrunch meetup, the crowd was an eclectic mix of tech nerds, entrepreneurs, business types, and venture ... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: Austin, Startup, VCs, TechCrunch, Venture capitalist

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 2 reports

This Week On The TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast: Moto X, Locks, And Austin

TechCrunch is in Austin this week for some excellent pitch-offs and BBQ. We also learned of the new Moto X, a secret phone that could change Motorola’s fortunes, the August smart lock , and the new iPod. It’s one of our only live shows done with three ... [Published TechCrunch Europe - May 31 2013]

Entities: TechCrunch, Austin, Matt Burns, John Biggs

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 3 reports

Coinbase Leads Charge In Bitcoin's Consumerization

Because why do anything other than try out hot technologies on Memorial Day, I just bought some Bitcoin. I might finally play Dots and maybe 3D-print an ear later this afternoon.I would not have bought my .1 ($13.17) in Bitcoin if it weren't for a startup ... [Published Edit Hot - May 28 2013]

Entities: Bitcoin, John Biggs, Charles Schwab Corporation, TechCrunch

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

This Week On The TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast: So Many Laptops, But Only One Xbox

Thank the old gods and the new that it’s Friday, AMIRITE? You know what that means right? Friday is Gadgets Podcast day, and boy do we have a show for you! In this episode, John Biggs, Matt Burns and Darrell Etherington discuss Microsoft’s just-announced ... [Published TechCrunch - May 24 2013]

Entities: TechCrunch, Xbox 360, Matt Burns, John Biggs

Quotes

But his authority does concede: "Some boroughs will see reduced actual attendance times." Fire Brigades Union's Paul Embery said: "closing 12 fire stations would have one result and that would be to jeopardise public safety. longer response times would cost lives." Labour London Assembly Member John Biggs said the cuts were unnecessary, adding

Talks on £30m fire budget cuts come to an end [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 16 2013]

Labourâs London Assembly member for City and East, John Biggs, said: "incidents such as this just go to show how valuable the fire crews at the stations boris wants to close are."

Calls to scrap plans to axe Silvertown fire station after man saved from major factory blaze [Published Newham Recorder - Jun 07 2013]

Local Labour London Assembly Member John Biggs said: "transport for london recently celebrated a record-breaking week for the number of bus journeys made in one week yet the mayor is already considering slashing the annual bus subsidy. investment to improve and expand bus services has flat-lined under boris and as london's population is growing at a rate equivalent to two full buses each day, we need to find out how londoners will travel around the capital and what their opinions of bus services are."

Bus investigation begins after service lacks [Published Essex Enquirer - Jun 07 2013]

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Met Police using desktop PCs that take 30 minut... [Published Computing.co.uk - 12 hours ago]
Labour accused over “inflammatory” housing clai... [Published East London Advertiser - 19 hours ago]
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Meet DotEEBubble, The Mysterious Estonian Start... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Jun 17 2013]
Fire Brigade Cuts: Consultation Closes [Published LBC 97.3 - Jun 17 2013]
Fire station cuts consultation [Published itv.com - Jun 17 2013]
London fire cuts consultation closes [Published London 24 - Jun 17 2013]
Talks on £30m fire budget cuts come to an end [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 16 2013]
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: E3, The De... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 14 2013]
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: E3, The De... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Jun 14 2013]
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Watch Sony's 2013 E3 Press Conference Right Here [Published TechCrunch - Jun 10 2013]
Watch Sony's 2013 E3 Press Conference Right Here [Published TechCrunch - Jun 10 2013]
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: iOS 7, OS ... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 10 2013]
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: iOS 7, OS ... [Published CrunchGear - Jun 10 2013]
Mayor of London Boris Johnson slammed over fire... [Published London 24 - Jun 10 2013]
Calls to scrap plans to axe Silvertown fire sta... [Published Newham Recorder - Jun 07 2013]
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Form 1 3D ... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 07 2013]
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Form 1 3D ... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Jun 07 2013]
Top cop under fire over Met Police station cuts... [Published East London Advertiser - Jun 07 2013]
Bus investigation begins after service lacks [Published Essex Enquirer - Jun 07 2013]
Congressmen in D.C. house inspire TV series [Published New York Daily News - Jun 05 2013]

Blogs

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Meet DotEEBubble, The Mysterious Estonian Start... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 17 2013] DotEEBubble is one of the most controversial startup blogs in the world and you’ve probably never heard of it. In the rah-rah world of entrepreneurs, accelerators, and incubators, it’s rare to see much talk about the problems with the government funded ...
Meet DotEEBubble, The Mysterious Estonian Start... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Jun 17 2013] DotEEBubble is one of the most controversial startup blogs in the world and you’ve probably never heard of it. In the rah-rah world of entrepreneurs, accelerators, and incubators, it’s rare to see much talk about the problems with the government funded ...
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: E3, The De... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 14 2013] It was a big week in gadgets , and thus, a big TC Gadgets podcast it shall be. This week, we discuss developments at E3 , including Xbox One and PS4 pricing, the death of Nokia’s Symbian OS , and of course, WWDC . Will you buy a PS4 or an Xbox ...
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: E3, The De... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Jun 14 2013] It was a big week in gadgets , and thus, a big TC Gadgets podcast it shall be. This week, we discuss developments at E3 , including Xbox One and PS4 pricing, the death of Nokia’s Symbian OS , and of course, WWDC . Will you buy a PS4 or an Xbox ...
SF: Saturday event for new science fiction 'zin... [Published Boing Boing - Jun 13 2013] I recently posted about Pravic, an excellent new science fiction 'zine edited by David "Total Dick-Head" Gill and Nathaniel K. Miller. The second issue features fiction by Rudy Rucker, Robert Onopa, and others while the hot-off-the-copier third ...

Press Releases

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IEEE 1801™-2013 Designed to Improve Energy Effi... [Published Business Wire - May 30 2013]