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Chip Fabs Go Green

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The founding members have all affirmed support for the Paris Agreement , which is aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 But it also includes some fabless companies such as AMD, Google, and Microsoft. Suppliers of equipment, chemicals, and packaging technology are also well represented among the founders. "SCC

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VW CEO Diess criticizes hydrogen cars for the climate: ‘Please listen to the science!’

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Volkswagen Auto Group CEO Herbert Diess is voicing his distaste for using hydrogen to solve global climate issues. Diess said (via Google Translate): “The hydrogen car is proven NOT to be the solution. Sham debates are a waste of time. “Please listen to the science,” Diess said in a Tweet.

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Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

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The heads of OpenAI and Google have both openly discussed the need for regulations. A lot of people apply for a job, and most people who apply for a job think that they are qualified or they’re not going to waste their time applying for the job. We’re seeing a lot of calls for regulation right now for artificial intelligence.

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UPS announces renewable diesel agreements with Neste, REG and Solazyme; up to 46M gallons over next 3 years

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Bio-based feedstocks from fats, plant oils and waste residues are converted to renewable diesel using advanced refining technologies. Neste produces NEXBTL renewable diesel from a variety of feedstocks including more than half from waste and residues. In 2014, we achieved a 14.1% trillion.

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GaN company Transphorm closes $70M investment round

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Transphorm Inc, an early stage power conversion semiconductor company, announced a $70-million investment round led by global investment firm KKR. Gallium Nitride is also the best material for power conversion and is essential to eliminate the enormous amount of energy wasted in these processes.

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. Such camera systems do exist—including one produced by GRIDSMART , a company located just a few miles from the ORNL campus in East Tennessee.

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The Who, Where, and How of Regulating AI

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Meanwhile, Sundar Pichai , CEO of Google and its parent company, Alphabet, said recently that there will need to be “ global frameworks ” governing the use of AI. Any AI company doing business around the world will find it a challenge to comply with all the local rules unless countries reach global agreements.

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