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Read Microsoft Partners with Norden to Cut Scope 3 Maritime Emissions by 10k tons
Microsoft Partners with Norden to Cut Scope 3 Maritime Emissions by 10k tons

Microsoft Partners with Norden to Cut Scope 3 Maritime Emissions by 10k tons

May 26, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has partnered with Danish shipping company Norden to cut its Scope 3 CO2 emissions by approximately 10,000 tons over three years. Both companies will collaborate on a pilot project, utilizing Norden’s biofuel book and claim solution which allows companies that rely on maritime transport...

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Read Microsoft to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits from Exomad Green
Microsoft to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits from Exomad Green

Microsoft to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits from Exomad Green

May 24, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has reached a deal to purchase 1.24 million tons of carbon removal credits from Exomad Green, in the largest biochar removal agreement to date. The ten-year deal will see the tech giant purchase removal credits generated from Exomad's biochar operations in Concepción and Riberalta,...

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Read Google Reaffirms Sovereign Cloud Solutions for EU
Google Reaffirms Sovereign Cloud Solutions for EU

Google Reaffirms Sovereign Cloud Solutions for EU

May 23, 2025 Google

Google has announced a series of additional security and sovereignty elements for its sovereign cloud in response to EU groups' concerns about trade tensions and the reliance on US tech companies.The move comes as European groups are raising concerns about the potential for the Trump...

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Read Microsoft Confirms Provision of AI and Cloud Services to Israeli Military
Microsoft Confirms Provision of AI and Cloud Services to Israeli Military

Microsoft Confirms Provision of AI and Cloud Services to Israeli Military

May 22, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has confirmed that it sold AI and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the ongoing war in Gaza, though it denies its technology was used to harm people. The cloud company released a statement on May 15 in response to "concerns from our employees and the public" about...

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Read Google Signs 600MW Solar Energy Deal in South Carolina
Google Signs 600MW Solar Energy Deal in South Carolina

Google Signs 600MW Solar Energy Deal in South Carolina

May 21, 2025 Google

Google has signed an energy deal to procure renewable energy credits (RECs) in South Carolina that allows Google to invest in and purchase RECs from a portfolio of more than 600 MW of new solar and solar with storage projects being developed by EnergyRe in South Carolina."Strengthening the grid...

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Read AWS Retires Private 5G Service
AWS Retires Private 5G Service

AWS Retires Private 5G Service

May 21, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an update published on May 20, revealed that its 5G service had reached the end of its support date and could no longer be accessed. The Private 5G offering integrated small cell radio units, Outposts servers, a 5G core, and radio access network (RAN) software running...

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Read Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider
Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider

Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider

May 16, 2025 Amazon AWS

Insurance giant Marsh McLennan has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider across its four global businesses - Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. The company will migrate the majority of its global on-premises infrastructure to AWS, significantly reducing the company's physical...

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Read Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India
Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India

Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India

March 14, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has agreed to purchase 1.5 million tons of carbon removal credits over the next 30 years from a large-scale afforestation project in India. The agreement was signed with Climate Impact Partners, a provider of carbon markets solutions, and Terra Natural Capital, a firm that offers...

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Read Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads
Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads

Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads

February 12, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms is considering an expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads and has appointed three new directors to its board to evaluate whether spare capacity can be repurposed.Riot, which develops some of the largest mining facilities in the...

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Read Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development
Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development

Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development

January 30, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has purchased another 240 acres of land in Wisconsin for data center projects. The land in question is nearby to Microsoft's existing Mount Pleasant project, construction on which was "paused" at the start of this year. At the time, Microsoft said: “We have paused early construction...

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Read Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec
Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec

Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec

January 25, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon announced this week that it would be closing seven warehouses in Quebec over the next two months, cutting more than 1,700 workers as a result. Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry - François-Philippe Champagne - has written to Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy, requesting the...

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Read AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India
AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India

AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India

January 24, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has committed to invest $8.3 billion in developing cloud infrastructure for its AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai) Region in Maharashtra, India. The company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 22, 2025, during the World Economic Forum 2025 to formalize the...

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Read Susquehanna Nuclear files petition to review FERC order
Susquehanna Nuclear files petition to review FERC order

Susquehanna Nuclear files petition to review FERC order

January 24, 2025 Amazon AWS

Susquehanna Nuclear LLC, the owner and operator of the 2.5GW Susquehanna steam electric station, has filed a petition in the Fifth Circuit court seeking a review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) order rejecting an expanded interconnection service agreement (ISA) at the power...

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Read Servier expands partnership with Google AI
Servier expands partnership with Google AI

Servier expands partnership with Google AI

January 21, 2025 Google

International pharmaceutical group Servier has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the research and development (R&D) of pharmaceuticals.This expanded five-year agreement will see Servier using Google Cloud's AI offerings for R&D. Google Cloud will help Servier to...

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Read General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder
General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder

General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder

January 18, 2025 Amazon AWS

General Catalyst, a global investment company, is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the development of healthcare AI tools, to be the company's official preferred cloud provider, supplying the necessary technology and compute for the development of solutions for healthcare systems....

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Read Google Cloud and Formula E announce expanded multi-year partnership
Google Cloud and Formula E announce expanded multi-year partnership

Google Cloud and Formula E announce expanded multi-year partnership

January 15, 2025 Google

Google Cloud and Formula E have announced that they will be entering a new multi-year artificial intelligence (AI) and technology partnership. As part of the agreement, Google Cloud will serve as Formula E’s Official Cloud Technology Services Partner and Official Cloud Security Partner.Jeff...

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Read Everseen X Google Cloud partner for Vision AI for retail stores
Everseen X Google Cloud partner for Vision AI for retail stores

Everseen X Google Cloud partner for Vision AI for retail stores

January 15, 2025 Google

Everseen and Google Cloud are partnering on a Vision AI offering for retail stores, combining Everseen's Vision AI platform with Google Distribute Cloud and Google's Vertex AI platform."Our goal is to provide Vision AI solutions that drive measurable results for retailers— reducing shrink,...

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Read Uranium prices hit all-time high
Uranium prices hit all-time high

Uranium prices hit all-time high

January 15, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Uranium prices have hit an all-time high, with artificial intelligence data centers driving increased demand for nuclear fuel. comes as large data center operators have begun prioritizing nuclear power as a crucial energy source for their operations. According to an FT report, the price of...

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Read BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS
BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS

BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS

January 13, 2025 Amazon AWS

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has successfully migrated its data platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS), covering its European and Uruguay operations. BBVA announced its plans to migrate to the cloud provider in February 2023, citing the need for high-performance computing (HPC) for some...

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Read Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS
Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS

Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS

January 10, 2025 Amazon AWS

Mapping and location technology company Here has signed a 10-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use its cloud computing infrastructure. Here will combine AWS technologies with its mapping solutions to help automakers develop location-sensitive technologies for their vehicles.“Location...

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