Month: October 2021
Video Game Companies Rethink Remote Work
Several big game companies were quick to say no once they heard his ultimatum. But Aspyr Media Inc., the Austin, Texas-based developer behind the highly anticipated Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic remake, was fine with the arrangement, offering a contract that will let Lemos work from his apartment in Seattle even after the
Alibaba Advanced Chip
Alibaba, which is holding its annual cloud summit in Hangzhou, said the silicon will be put to use in its own data centers in the “near future” and will not be sold commercially, at least for now. “Customizing our own server chips is consistent with our ongoing efforts toward boosting our computing capabilities with better
Artificial Intelligence role in Fueling the Energy Transition
To reach new levels of efficiency that will reduce emissions today, artificial intelligence (AI), paired with deep domain expertise, is a potential game changer. AI is key to creating energy-efficiency solutions that are proactive rather than reactive. For instance, a chemical processing plant using a steam-powered production system can apply AI to relevant sensor data,
COVID vaccines to children
Despite large proportions of the population in most developed nations being vaccinated against COVID-19, the virus is still being spread and even on the rise in many countries internationally. Scientists remain divided on the subject of spread amongst children, who have thus far remained unvaccinated with vaccine rollout targeting the most vulnerable first, i.e. immune
Murder of David Ames
On the 15th October 2021 British Member of Parliament David Ames was stabbed to death during a meeting with his constituents at a local church. The police are treating this as an act of terrorism, and have arrested 25 year old Ali Harbi Ali on suspicion of murder; Harbi Ali is the son of Harbi
Google to Run on Green Energy
Google envisions its latest campus as the embodiment of a grander ambition to run its operations entirely free of carbon. Google’s data centers, which house the servers that power billions of web searches, emails, and mapping routes every day, account for most of its electricity consumption: 15.1 million megawatt-hours in 2020. Last year, Google met
Squid Game Estimated Value
Netflix differs from movie studios and TV networks in that it doesn’t generate sales based on specific titles, instead using its catalog and a steady drumbeat of new releases to entice customers every week. But the company does have a wealth of data concerning what its customers watch, which the company uses to determine the
Sinclair Ransomware Attack
Ransomware is a type of cyberattack in which hackers encrypt computer files then demand payment to unlock them. Hackers are increasingly setting their sights on local TV station owners . Sinclair, which owns dozens of local TV and sports channels in the U.S., said it found on Sunday that “certain office and operational networks were
per/poly-fluoroalkyl substances big pollution
PFAS (or per/poly-fluoroalkyl substances) are a family of chemical compounds commonly known as “forever chemicals” as they can persist in the environment and in organisms and are highly toxic, causing a litany of health and environmental concerns. PFAS are associated with numerous adverse health effects in humans, such as ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, and cancers
Myanmar’s military government Exclusion
In February 2021 the Myanmar military, led by General Min Aung Hlaing, staged a coup d’état and government ministers and members of parliament were detained, including President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, this sparked public unrest across the country. In the coming months more than a thousand civilians were killed and