Tag #Technology

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Texas Power Grid Shows Improvement in 2024, But Challenges Remain

The Texas power grid, managed by ERCOT, experienced improvements in 2024 due to increased solar energy generation, mitigating reliance on natural gas during peak demand and preventing widespread outages. However, challenges persist, including severe weather vulnerability and the need for increased g...

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Online Holiday Sales Surge 8.7% to $241.4 Billion

Online holiday sales surged 8.7% to $241.4 billion, driven by deep discounts and the rise of AI-powered shopping assistants; Adobe Analytics data shows a 1% price drop boosted demand by 1%, adding $2.25 billion in spending.

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Severance" Season Two: A Surreal Workplace Drama Continues

Apple TV+'s "Severance" returns for a second season, picking up five months after the cliffhanger ending of season one, with the characters now aware of the extent of Lumon Industries' manipulation and the true identities of some employees, leading to increased suspense and complex emotional journey...

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Meta Eliminates Fact-Checkers, Prioritizes Community Notes

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that his company is eliminating third-party fact-checkers from its US platforms, replacing them with community notes to prioritize free expression, simplify content policies, and mend ties with President-elect Donald Trump, relocating its trust and safet...

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Meta Eliminates US Fact-Checking Program, Replacing it with Community-Based System

Meta is replacing its US fact-checking program with a community-based system called "Community Notes", similar to X's model, to reduce censorship and errors, potentially increasing the spread of misinformation but also decreasing the removal of innocent content.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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DOD Blacklist Impacts Asian Equities Differently

The US Department of Defense added CATL and Tencent to its blacklist, causing a -7.28% drop in Tencent's Hong Kong shares but only a -2.84% drop in CATL's Mainland China shares, highlighting different investor reactions in the two markets; Mainland investors bought $1.65 billion of Hong Kong-listed ...

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Bezos Invests Heavily in AI Robotics Startups

Jeff Bezos invested in at least nine companies in 2024, including seven AI startups and four AI-powered robotics companies, suggesting a belief in the sector's imminent commercial success, especially given Amazon's extensive use of robotics and Bezos' past investments in the field.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Neustark: Carbon-Negative Concrete from Waste CO2

Neustark, founded in 2019, uses reactors at concrete recycling plants to infuse crushed concrete with captured CO2 from waste facilities, creating a carbon-negative building material; the process mineralizes CO2 into calcium carbonate, permanently storing it, and generating carbon credits.

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Climate Action
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UK Criminalizes AI Deepfake Pornography Creation

The UK government announced a new law criminalizing the creation and sharing of AI-generated deepfake pornography, expanding existing protections against non-consensual intimate images and carrying penalties of up to two years imprisonment.

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Gender Equality
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Meta Appoints UFC President Dana White to Board, Strengthening Ties with Trump

Meta appointed three new board members: UFC president Dana White, auto tycoon John Elkann, and tech investor Charlie Songhurst; this follows Meta's previous efforts to improve relations with the incoming president, Donald Trump, through donations and promotions.

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Meta Appoints UFC CEO Dana White to Board Amidst Efforts to Improve Relations with Republicans

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appointed Dana White, CEO of UFC, and two other executives to its board of directors, following Zuckerberg's efforts to improve relations with the Republican party, including a $1 million donation to Trump's transition and a visit to Mar-a-Lago.

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Lenovo Unveils Innovative Laptops with Rollable and Near-Bezel-less Displays at CES 2025

At CES 2025, Lenovo launched the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, a rollable-screen laptop expanding from 14 inches to 16.7 inches, and the Yoga Slim 9i, a 14-inch laptop with a 98% screen-to-body ratio and a hidden 32-megapixel webcam; both are available at high price points.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure