In a local energy community, some members may generate a lot of energy, some less, while others may only be consumers. Credit: SINTEF The Norwegian government’s new sharing scheme for…
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Google Maps disables live traffic data in Israel, Gaza at Israeli military’s request
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Alphabet Inc.”s Google is disabling live traffic conditions in Israel and the Gaza Strip for its Maps and Waze apps at the request of the Israeli…
Surveying the realm of human rights in the wake of digitalization
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are many challenges facing us in the digital age, especially in terms of security and privacy, safeguarding, and human rights. Research published in the International…
Amazon unveils new human-shaped warehouse robot, more powerful drone
Credit: Amazon Amazon employees have long worked alongside robots—but the company is now testing a very lifelike, two-legged machine to help its human co-workers with some tasks. Amazon announced Wednesday…
Foxconn under tax and land use investigations in China
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn is under tax and land use investigations at several of its sites in China, state media reported on Sunday. Chinese authorities are…
the Frenchman taking on US big tech
Thierry Breton’s star is in the ascendant as the EU’s powerful legal weaponry against tech titans comes into force. The European Union’s self-styled digital enforcer, Thierry Breton, doesn’t mince his…
Suit charges crypto firms with billion-dollar fraud
Gemini crypto exchange founded by Tyler Winklevoss (L) and Cameron Winklevoss could be barred from New York’s financial industry if a lawsuit filed by that state’s attorney general succeeds in…
Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
The opening page of X is displayed on a computer and phone in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X, formerly known as Twitter, $385,000…
If the first solar entrepreneur hadn’t been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the 20th century?
George Cove stands next to his third solar array. Credit: Popular Electricity Magazine, April 1910 / Low Tech Magazine One argument put forward in defense of fossil fuels is that…
