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New Georgia program aims to bring more data centers to local communities
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (360+ words) Power plants, data centers Georgia ATLANTA " The Georgia Chamber of Commerce has launched a new initiative aimed at helping communities determine whether they are prepared to attract data center development. "The goal is to help our elected officials and communities…...
Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (279+ words) OTTAWA, Ontario " Large online streaming services must contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content, the country's federal broadcast regulator said Thursday. That figure is three times the 5% initial contribution requirement the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, CRTC, set out…...
Bumble bumps swipes, to change how people connect
1+ week, 6+ day ago (390+ words) Bumble is breaking up with the swipe and is making big changes to the dating platform. With swiping to connect being swiped to the curb, the app is going to use artificial intelligence to help make matches, The New York…...
Pen pal programs have evolved, but old-fashioned letter writing could be coming back
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1191+ words) CONCORD, N. H. " In 1985, a 13-year-old girl in New Zealand spotted a pair of purple, lip-shaped sunglasses in "Young Miss" magazine. In March, I traveled 9, 000 miles from New Hampshire to deliver them to her, finally fulfilling my pen pal's decades-old request. International…...
Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
3+ week, 6+ day ago (973+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya " Rising diesel prices linked to the Iran war are adding urgency to a shift already underway across Africa to move cellphone towers off fossil fuels and onto solar power. Diesel, which powers the majority of Africa's roughly 500, 000 telecommunications…...
Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (930+ words) JAKARTA, Indonesia " Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them to pornography, cyberbullying, online scams and addiction. With the move, Indonesia…...
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Lawsuit filed over Georgia Power expansion tied to data centers
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (179+ words) ATLANTA " Environmental and faith-based groups have filed a lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court challenging the Georgia Public Service Commission's approval of an energy expansion tied to data centers. The lawsuit alleges the commission exceeded its authority in December when…...
Jury finds You Tube, Meta negligent in landmark social media trial
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (246+ words) (LOS ANGELES) -- In a landmark decision, a jury found Meta and You Tube negligent for designing apps that harmed kids and teens and failed to warn them about the dangers. The jury awarded compensatory damages in the amount of $3 million....
Data center cost bill advances in Georgia Senate
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (175+ words) ATLANTA " On Crossover Day, the Georgia State Senate has passed legislation intended to prevent power customers from absorbing infrastructure costs tied to data center expansion. Republican Georgia Sen. Matt Brass said the bill clarifies financial responsibility related to data centers....