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- Wednesday briefing: What does Google’s move into nuclear power mean for AI – and the world? Wed, 16 Oct 24, 4:48pmIn today’s newsletter: Google will soon use nuclear reactors to run its AI datacentres. What are the economic, ethical and environmental implications?
- Google to buy nuclear power for AI datacentres in ‘world first’ deal Tue, 15 Oct 24, 6:52pmTech company orders six or seven small nuclear reactors from California’s Kairos Power
- Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse? Mon, 16 Sep 24, 1:00amEmissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official tally
- AI drive brings Microsoft’s ‘green moonshot’ down to earth in west London Sat, 29 Jun 24, 7:00pmTech firm’s bid to remove more CO2 than it produces is being tested as AI spawns new energy-hungry datacentres
- Google’s ‘dragonscale’ solar-powered roof signals growing demand for sustainable workspaces Wed, 19 Jan 22, 10:00pmTightening regulations and a growing eco-conscious workforce are major factors in heralding green office campuses
- Our “carbon-free for all” brought to you by Google Thu, 3 Jun 21, 3:00pmGuest “I couldn’t make this sort of schist up if I was trying” by David Middleton A “carbon-free future for all” would also be unsustainable for all...
- The US has a good record on fighting monopolies. Now it's Google's turn Sun, 25 Oct 20, 6:00pmThe tech giant claims that no one is forced to use its search engine. All power to regulators set on proving otherwise
- Alphabet’s latest moonshot is a field-roving, plant-inspecting robo-buggy Tue, 13 Oct 20, 9:41amAlphabet (you know… Google) has taken the wraps off the latest “moonshot” from its X labs: A robotic buggy that cruises over crops, inspecting each plant individually and, perhaps, generating the kind of...
- Facebook and Google announce plans to become carbon neutral Tue, 15 Sep 20, 3:00pmFirms join Apple and Microsoft in committing to put no excess carbon into the atmosphere
- Tech giants power record surge in renewable energy sales Wed, 29 Jan 20, 1:03amAmount of clean energy bought by companies triples in two years, with Google biggest buyer
- Google signs up to $2bn wind and solar investment Sat, 21 Sep 19, 12:54amTech giant’s push for greener energy prompts biggest renewable energy deal in corporate history
- Waymo adds 20,000 Jaguar electric SUVs to its self-driving car service Wed, 28 Mar 18, 3:39amWaymo, an autonomous vehicle company owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, will add 20,000 all-electric Jaguar I-PACE SUVs to its self-driving car fleet over the next two years...
- Alphabet X spinout Dandelion raises $4.5M to build out its geothermal heating and cooling system for homes Tue, 27 Mar 18, 10:12pmDandelion, a clean energy startup that was originally incubated inside Google parent Alphabet, has raised $4.5 million in funding to build out its business — a geothermal heating and cooling system for homes that claims...
- Alphabet X spinout Dandelion raises $4.5M to built out its geothermal heating and cooling system for homes Tue, 27 Mar 18, 10:12pmDandelion, a clean energy startup that was originally incubated inside Google parent Alphabet, has raised $4.5 million in funding to build out its business — a geothermal heating and cooling system for homes that claims...
- Laughing parrots, backflipping robots and saviour viruses: science stories of 2017 Sun, 24 Dec 17, 8:15pmLeading scientists pick the dozen most significant discoveries and developments of 2017 – from a steep decline in flying insects to a virus that can kill bacteria Continue reading...