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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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Airbnb valued at $100 billion following blockbuster IPO — equivalent of more than five Expedias

GeekWire

It’s also valued at more than five Expedia Groups, the Seattle-based travel company that closed trading today valued at $18.4 In its IPO filing, Airbnb listed Expedia Group as well as Booking Holdings as two competitors. By comparison, Expedia Group posted revenue of $4.2 It raised $3.5 billion in the largest U.S.

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Data-driven sustainability: Dell’s commitment to industry standards

CIO Business Intelligence

That’s why we collaborate with supply chain partners and customers and participate in industry working groups like the Circular Electronics Partnership (CEP) to find solutions and best practices. Capturing complete and accurate data and understanding how to use it requires a great deal of collaboration in and outside our industry.

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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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First Asian giant hornet (aka murder hornet) sighting of 2021 confirmed in Washington state

The Verge

During the early morning extraction, 85 hornets were vacuumed out of the nest and collected another 13 live hornets were collected with a net while observing the nest. The WSDA says a small group of them can kill an entire honeybee hive “in a matter of hours.”. Hell yes, entomologists.

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Multicloud by design approach simplifies the cloud experience

CIO Business Intelligence

In comparison, a multicloud-by-design model helps overcome the challenges that may arise while operating a multicloud environment. By enabling their people to focus on what matters, the respondents achieved 12% faster development lifecycles and consistently higher net revenues. Multi Cloud

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Open Group Publishes Guidelines on Cloud Computing ROI

Cloud Musings

Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Open Group Publishes Guidelines on Cloud Computing ROI. Connect via: CLOUD COMPUTING WORKING GROUP. Open Group Publishes Guidelines on Cloud Computing. Cloud Musings on Forbes.