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Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15% in 2019, highlighting the challenge of net zero emissions

GeekWire

Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations “net carbon zero” by 2040, but its newly released 2019 sustainability report shows that greenhouse gas emissions rose over the previous year by 15%. (Jordan Stead / Amazon Photo).

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Google Cloud growth slows as Alphabet net income plunges

CIO Business Intelligence

Even though Google Cloud revenue growth showed signs of slowing, it nevertheless provided something of a bright spot as parent company Alphabet — hit hard by the tightening of customer budgets — posted a year-over-year decline in net income for its 2022 fourth quarter. Net income (profit) was $13.6 billion, up just 1% from $75.3

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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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Microsoft Office, Windows, and cloud boosts Q1 2022 earnings

The Verge

billion and a net income of $20.5 Revenue is up 22 percent, and net income has increased by 48 percent. Surface revenue has decreased by 17 percent this quarter, and Microsoft says that’s related to a stronger prior year by comparison. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. billion (GAAP). Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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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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What to expect from Tesla’s AI day event

The Verge

According to an invitation obtained by Electrek , it will feature “a keynote by Elon, hardware and software demos from Tesla engineers, test rides in Model S Plaid, and more.” Originally, Musk had claimed that Tesla’s cars wouldn’t need any hardware updates, only software, on the road to full autonomy. It’s a beast!”. It’s a beast!”.

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Xbox Series X and S: everything you need to know about the next-gen of Xbox

The Verge

And that’s before we get into Microsoft’s game streaming service, xCloud, which could mean you won’t need any Xbox hardware at all to play many of the latest games. It’s not unusual for console manufacturers to offer a couple of different hardware options at launch, but normally, the differences are minor.

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