Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself?
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has largely been flat at about $25bn over the past decade while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC have…
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website Summary In a 2020 video Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged that the company would aim to operate carbon-free 24/7. By mid-2025 Google’s sustainability…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion (about €3.2bn) for anti-competitive behaviour in its adtech operations,…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris’s district cooling system, which pipes water from the Seine to cool around 800 buildings including the Louvre, is facing…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A major international research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed…
US cuffs 475 at Hyundai–LG battery plant – feds tout largest single-site raid
US cuffs 475 at Hyundai–LG battery plant – feds tout largest single-site raid Summary The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arm of ICE executed “Operation Low Voltage,” detaining 475 people at…
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website
Google has quietly removed its prominent net-zero-by-2030 pledge from its sustainability website, demoting the commitment into an appendix, according to an investigation by Canada’s National Observer reported on Slashdot. The…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive behaviour in its adtech business, marking the…
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself?
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has been essentially flat at about $25 billion for the past decade while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris runs a district cooling network that pumps Seine river water through heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings, including…