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Verizon is buying Frontier in $20B deal to strengthen its fiber network
Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal to strengthen its fiber network.This post was originally published on this site
Month: September 2024
Phys.org - Economics & Business
Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt
Late winter and early spring have been marked by wild weather sweeping large parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages.This post was originally published on this site
Phys.org - Business
How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up the messy market for artificial intelligence
Australia’s federal government has today launched a proposed set of mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI alongside a voluntary safety standard for organizations using AI.This post was originally published on this site
Phys.org - Business
Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online, but it’s a missed opportunity for tech giants to work together
Meta, which owns social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, has revealed its plans for keeping kids safe online. It wants companies like Apple and Google, who run mobile phone app stores, to force […]
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Netflix wants to shrink your favorite TV show’s carbon footprint
There’s a soft, afternoon glow suffusing an intimate scene between the plucky protagonist and her wood-chopping, flannel-shirted love interest’s mother on the Vancouver set of the Netflix Inc. show, “Virgin River.” A soapy drama centered […]
Phys.org - Business
Like Brazil, the European Union also has an X problem
Elon Musk’s woes are hardly limited to Brazil as he now risks possible EU sanctions in the coming months for allegedly breaking new content rules.This post was originally published on this site
Phys.org - Economics & Business
Heat waves and droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses, research finds
Severe weather costs the global economy billions of dollars a year, highlighting the costs of climate change and the value of mitigating extreme weather, according to a new analysis of weather and economic data.This post […]
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Opinion: If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path
Even after decades encouraging the growth of renewables, we’re still too reliant on coal and gas power stations.This post was originally published on this site
Phys.org - Consumer & Gadgets
Paying with your face: What will convince consumers to use facial recognition payment technology?
You have probably opened your smartphone using your face. If you have traveled internationally, you have used your face to exit and enter the country. You may have even scanned your face to “verify” your […]
Phys.org - Economics & Business
Poor people are business owners, too—but myths around poverty and entrepreneurship hold them back, says researcher
Nearly 1 in 5 people in the world lives in poverty. Even in many developed countries such as the U.S., poverty rates exceed 12%. In an age of breathtaking technological progress and dynamic social change, […]