The customer-facing name of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, du, is making headlines again as a model corporate citizen. In collaboration with Huawei, the UAE’s challenger telco brand is upgrading diesel generators to significantly reduce carbon footprint. Despite some network problems that dogged its introduction in 2007 as a competitor to Etisalat, du has evolved as […]
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In either a blitzkrieg of sustainability guilt or laying the foundation of a political legacy prior to next year’s elections, the White House has ramped up its clean energy plans. Firstly, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), of which clean energy is a central pillar, has claimed its first, err, victim. Namely, Europe. Norwegian manufacturer […]
It may be Lebanon’s Lira Solar Car. Necessity is the mother of invention. Whilst being a cliché to some, this. pearl of wisdom is all too real to others. History tells us of the many inventions or discoveries which came to light during times of hardship. The lightbulb, telephone and basketball for example. Even gravity, […]
Dear Tom We’ve held our breath while you cavorted around the world’s tallest structure, Dubai’s mighty Burj Khalifa. We searched for any trickery involved when you hung on to the exterior of an Airbus military carrier in flight. Searched in vain, I might add, it turns out you were really hanging on. No green screen […]
The Canada Senate bill mandates compensation for news content from tech giants, signaling a significant step towards fairness in the digital news landscape. This Thursday, Canada’s Senate has passed a bill that mandates Google and Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to pay media outlets for the news content they share or repurpose on their platforms. […]
Google faces lawsuit over ad tech monopoly: Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the United States, has filed a lawsuit against Google in a Manhattan federal court, claiming that the tech giant has established a monopoly over the online advertising industry. The lawsuit, announced on Tuesday, accuses Google of monopolizing advertising technology markets and engaging […]
EU’s economic security strategy unveils plan to ban European companies from producing sensitive tech in China. On June 21, the European Union (EU) has unveiled its intentions to prohibit European companies from manufacturing sensitive technologies, including supercomputers, artificial intelligence, and advanced microchips, in countries such as China. The European Economic Security Strategy, presented by Commission President […]
The UK is making a strategic move to woo the tech giants, and it has sent Joe White as a UK ambassador to Silicon Valley for this mission.
In 2020, Microsoft publicly committed to zero carbon status not just for itself, but for its supply chain. The company itself is doing on track. But the emissions from most of its supply chain are not reducing, but increasing. One particular supplier in Taiwan, Chicony Electronics, recently reported a 700% increase in emissions in one […]
In a temporary setback for Amazon Web Services (AWS), a widespread outage occurred this Tuesday afternoon, affecting a significant number of major websites, including the Boston Globe and New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority. The disruption hindered the ability of news organizations to report on the court appearance of former President Donald Trump in Miami, […]