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Why would anyone be against life-saving malaria bednets?

Vox

A young boy rolls up a mosquito net covering bedding at a refugee camp in 2023 in South Sudan. That mosquito nets are dangerous to people would be news to basically any public health professional who’s ever studied them. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets.

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Microsoft and Helion want to build the world’s first fusion plant and seize energy’s ‘Holy Grail’

GeekWire

“If commercial fusion energy becomes available by the end of this decade, it could ease all the various possible pathways to [carbon] net-zero by 2050.” The expectation is that any technical difficulties will be overcome and Polaris will produce net electricity, demonstrating the viability of Helion’s commercial product.

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Jeff Bezos to hand over Amazon CEO role to Andy Jassy on July 5, anniversary of company’s creation

GeekWire

Amazon’s record 2020 results of $386 billion in net sales and $23 billion in operating profits, as noted in a presentation by Brian Olsavsky, chief financial officer, were almost an afterthought. And the IT industry too, of course, is thriving. And of course, we recognize that with success comes scrutiny, and we welcome it.

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Amazon renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

GeekWire

As the retail, cloud and entertainment giant strives to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040, most of its carbon cuts so far have come from its shift to renewables. Amazon is charting a different course , dubbed “carbon matching,” that prioritizes renewable energy projects in areas with dirtier grids.

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VoIP Quality of Service: The Key to Clear, Reliable Calls

Spearline Testing

Many organizations choose to utilize VoIP due to significantly lower costs in comparison to traditional PBX landlines. However, a slight delay in the loading time of a training course an employee is undertaking is likely to be worth it, if it means a paying customer has a more positive experience.

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I just earned (and sold) my first Starbucks NFT: How it works, how much I made, and what I learned

GeekWire

With my first Starbucks Odyssey “journey” complete, and Holiday Cheer Edition 1 Stamp #4883 secure in my digital wallet, I gazed with pride at the graphical icon of a Starbucks holiday cup nestled among the trees beneath two twinkling stars, with the sweet satisfaction of virtual accomplishment coursing through my veins.

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The good and the bad of Citrix XenDesktop

Virtualized Greek

I plan on during a full comparison of View and XenDesktop. But, before I do a comparison I thought I’d share what I like and don’t like about XenDesktop. Multi-Hypervisor support – Of course Citrix would like for you to use XenServer but you can also use vSphere and Hyper-V for you underlying VDI hypervisor. What I like.