Passengers ride in an electric Waymo full self-driving technology in Santa Monica Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Waymo, Alphabet‘s self-driving car unit, is having a relatively good couple of months – at least, compared to one of its key rivals: GM‘s Cruise. Formerly known as the Google self-driving car project...
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Gartner Identifies the Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations for 2024
Gartner, Inc. highlighted the six trends that will have significant impact on infrastructure and operations (I&O) over the next 12 to 18 months. Gartner analysts presented the findings during the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, which is taking place here through Thursday. “I&O leaders have little time, skills and budget to track...
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Synchronized: The Impact of the War on Ukraine’s Energy Landscape – Foreign Policy Research Institute
Key Takeaways Before Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine was able to generate substantial revenues from the transit costs of Russian hydrocarbons destined for the European market. Despite the war, Russian oil (and some gas) continues to flow to Europe via Ukraine, and the latter continues to receive transit fees. In the field of hydrocarbons,...
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Midland flood reduction work could start as early as next fall; long term solutions come in 2030
Long-term solutions for Midland’s legacy flooding issue are six years away from being implemented, but work to improve the problem could start as early as next fall according to the Advisory Committee on Infrastructure. The ACOI, a Midland Business Alliance committee, presented an update to the Midland County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday in the...
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Billionaire Gautam Adani Climbs Back Into The World’s Top 20 Richest
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, ranks at No. 16 after stock gains boosted his net worth … [+] by nearly $11 billion. (Photo by Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint via Getty Images) Hindustan Times via Getty Images Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s star is rising once again. The chairman of infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group surpassed Dell Technologies...
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Global Large Diameter Steel Pipes Market Report 2023-2030: Infrastructure Upgrades in Africa and Europe’s Urgency to Reduce Dependence on Russia Boosts Large Diameter Steel Pipe Projects
DUBLIN, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Large Diameter Steel Pipes – Global Strategic Business Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Global Large Diameter Steel Pipes Market to Reach $17 Billion by 2030 The global market for Large Diameter Steel Pipes estimated at US$13.1 Billion in the year 2022, is projected to reach a...
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Indiana Urged to Crack Down on Merom Coal Plant’s Illegal Air and Water Pollution
Indianapolis, IN — Public interest groups have documented a pattern of pollution for years at the Merom coal plant in Sullivan County and urged the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in a letter to crack down on the violations now that the plant was no longer retiring as planned. The plant has repeatedly violated legal limits on...
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China’s electric bus revolution glides on
_______________________ On a rainy afternoon in Shenzhen, damp passengers jostle their way onto the megacity’s buses, the quiet foot soldiers of an electric revolution for coal-guzzling China’s public transport network. Shenzhen ditched diesel buses and went fully electric in 2017 — a world first — with its taxi fleet not far behind. Other Chinese cities...
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Data centre stock in India to cross 1,300 MW by 2024 across top seven cities: CBRE Report
Aligning with the country’s progressive digital landscape, India’s Data Centre (DC) capacity is expected to cross 1,300 megawatt (MW) by the end of 2024 from the current 880 MW, according to a report by real estate consulting firm CBRE South Asia. The Data Cenre (DC) segment growth is likely to continue over 2023-24, with nearly...
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U of T named most sustainable university in the world
Dec 5, 2023 The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 placed U of T first out more than 1,400 institutions across 95 countries Photo by David Lee The University of Toronto has been named the most sustainable university in the world by the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024, which evaluates post-secondary institutions for their environmental...
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Israel steps up strikes around Gaza’s second-largest city
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second-largest city early Tuesday, sending ambulances and private cars racing into a local hospital carrying people wounded in a bloody new phase of the war. READ MORE: Israeli offensive turns to southern Gaza as hopes of reviving truce dwindle Under U.S....
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Lionel Messi Is TIME’s 2023 Athlete of the Year
That this moment unfolded, on July 21, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale still feels surreal. Lionel Messi, in his first game wearing a pink Inter Miami jersey, was awarded a free kick in the final seconds of his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut. Here was the greatest living soccer player, arguably the best to ever play...