Google signs deal with nuclear company as data center power demand surges
People take photos in front of a giant Google logo at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on Aug 13, 2024
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Climate
Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia | Demographics
Zuha Siddiqui is currently designing her new house in Karachi, creating a blueprint for her future life in Pakistan’s largest metropolis. Her parents
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Climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Helene: Report | Climate News
New study says torrential rain and powerful winds were about 10 percent more intense due to climate change. Climate change intensified Hurricane Helene,
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Rivian lowers production forecast, misses Q3 delivery expectations
Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. Joel Angel Juarez |
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Hurricane Helene hits Florida, heads to Georgia: Latest on damage, victims | Weather News
EXPLAINER Hurricane Helene has been downgraded to a category one storm but authorities warn rainfall and winds are still a danger. Hurricane Helene
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Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island and sell the power to Microsoft
Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and will sell the power to Microsoft, demonstrating the immense energy needs
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At least 24 dead in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi triggered landslides, floods | Weather News
Among the victims were a newborn baby and a one-year-old boy who were killed in a landslide in the mountains of northwestern Vietnam.
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Sweden’s Volvo Cars scraps plan to only sell electric vehicles by 2030
The chip shortage took its toll on the auto industry, which has become increasingly reliant on semiconductors. Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty
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Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Ampil approaches | Weather News
Flights and trains in Tokyo area cancelled as weather agency warns people of strong winds and heavy rains. Japan has ordered thousands of
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World shatters heat record for second consecutive day
A worker, called ‘torchers’, works in a charcoal production during scorching heat exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on July 18, 2024.
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