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Tencent’s Ma dangles billions in aid as antitrust scrutiny grows
Tencent Holdings Ltd founder Pony Ma pledged US$7.7bil (RM31.75bil) toward curing societal ills and lifting China’s countryside out of poverty, echoing Xi Jinping’s priorities at a time Beijing is tightening its grip on internet giants.
Facebook signs renewable energy deal in India; says it has reached net zero
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Facebook has signed a deal to buy renewable energy in India from a local firm's wind power project, the social media giant's first such deal in the South Asian nation, the companies said on Thursday.
Nigeria bets on solar to power its Covid recovery
Nigeria’s largest investment in solar power, Solar Power Naija, is part of the country’s Covid economic recovery plan and also a step toward solving one of its biggest problems: a lack of reliable electricity.
Apple to build battery-based solar energy storage project in California
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Wednesday that it will build a battery-based renewable energy storage facility in Central California near a solar energy installation that already provides energy for all of its facilities in the state.
Google Maps to start directing drivers to 'eco-friendly' routes
(Reuters) - Google's Maps app will start directing drivers along routes estimated to generate the lowest carbon emissions based on traffic, slopes and other factors, the company announced on Tuesday.
Why does Bitcoin use 10 times more electricity than Google?
The Bitcoin market now exceeds US$1 trillion (RM4.11 trillion) with its price rising tenfold in a year, but focus is shifting towards the massive power requirements needed to sustain the online currency.
Remote Siberian data centre reaps rewards of bitcoin rally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four thousand kilometres from Moscow near the shores of the Angara River, a Russian firm operating a vast data centre run on cheap local hydroelectric power is reaping the rewards of bitcoin's surging prices and plans to double its power output this year.
EV rollout will require huge investments in strained U.S. power grids
(Reuters) - During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage. That problem will be magnified next year, when officials plan to start purchasing electric-powered vehicles exclusively.
Walmart's Flipkart in early talks for U.S. listing via SPAC deal - sources
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc-owned Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is exploring going public in the United States through a deal with a blank-check firm, although a traditional stock market listing is much more likely, people familiar with the matter said.
Why global power grids are still vulnerable to cyberattacks
More than five years after massive cyberattacks left a quarter of a million Ukrainians without electricity, the world’s power grids have become even more vulnerable to hackers.
