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Amazon's cloud computing division will invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.5 billion) towards building a "sovereign cloud" center in Germany, the company announced Wednesday, as the EU seeks to harbor the European data on domestic ...
May 15, 2024
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Software
The COVID pandemic transformed our lives in ways many of us are still experiencing, four years later. One of these changes was the significant uptake in gaming as a hobby, chief among them being "cozy games" like Animal Crossing: ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar rays focused on concentrator photovoltaic cells using parabolic mirrors not only supply electricity, but also thermal energy for industrial processes, heating or cooling. Three technological innovations significantly ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years" to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets.
Jan 11, 2024
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Business
The Biden administration enacted a new labor rule Tuesday that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as "independent contractors," a step that could bolster both legal protections and compensation for millions ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Business
"Assassin's Creed" publisher Ubisoft said Tuesday it was investigating a suspected data security breach, in the latest cyberattack against a major actor in the video game industry.
Dec 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from EPFL and HES-SO Valais have modeled the Swiss energy system under the hypothetical constraints of carbon neutrality and energy independence by 2050. The results show that these two constraints could be met ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Business
Considering its disruptive impact, the sharing economy makes suspiciously modest claims for itself, beginning with its very name. Companies such as Uber and Airbnb purport to provide platforms for sharing value from underutilized ...
May 22, 2023
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Business
A California appeals court on Monday upheld a state law letting Uber, Lyft and other app-based, on-demand companies treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.
Mar 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand's North Island, causing widespread damage to the power network.
Feb 14, 2023
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