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“Many existing zero-carbon energy plants across the world are at risk of shutting down, even if they could continue operating safely for decades longer,” the company said. “The loss of such large quantities of carbon-free electricity will increase carbon emissions and make the task of decarbonizing the electricity system more challenging.” Google pointed to the reconciliation bill, known as the Build Back Better Act, and a bipartisan 2021 bill (S 2475) from Sen. Michael D. Crapo, R-Idaho…. Source link

Google published a strategy article about data and measurement that reviews the near future of cookies, privacy and tracking conversions. The article outlines what 2023 is going to look like for marketers and what they should be doing now to prepare. The article notes the startling statistic that in 2020 only 10% of the population were covered by privacy regulations and that by 2023 a full 65% of the population will live in countries with privacy protecting regulations that limit how much of… Source link

Google has quietly released a free app for iOS to help you easily carry over data from an iPhone to an Android device, as reported by 9to5Google. The Switch To Android app works wirelessly, meaning you won’t have to worry about connecting the two phones with a cable. “The Switch to Android app from Google helps you quickly and securely move your most important data types — photos, videos, contacts, and calendar events — to a brand new Android device without fussy cables,”… Source link

(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. 1. The police arrested a suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting. The 62-year-old man, Frank James, was taken into custody in New York City’s East Village in the afternoon and charged with committing a terrorist act on a mass transit system. At least 26 people were injured, including 10 people by gunfire, during the shooting yesterday at the Sunset Park subway station…. Source link

Public discussion of “herd immunity” often treats it like an on-off switch: When the U.S. reaches herd immunity, the crisis will be over; until then, the country has little immunity from Covid-19. But that’s not right. Herd immunity is more like a light dimmer. The more people develop immunity — either from having been infected or from being vaccinated — the less easily the virus will spread. Nearly 30 percent of Americans have now had the virus, according to Youyang Gu, a data… Source link

Google has dozens of real estate projects around the U.S., and it says at least 20 key projects will receive investments this year to the tune of nearly $10 billion. In a blog post Wednesday, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted country-wide offices and data centers either under construction or opening in 2022. In California alone, it’s working on construction and some housing in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two large office buildings in Mountain View, near its… Source link

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Construction on Google’s expanding campus in Kirkland (Google photo) The pandemic may have disrupted hiring patterns in tech, and pushed some workers out of coastal metro areas. But Google still is growing fast in Washington state, according to a new economic analysis released by the search giant today. According to the report, Google now employs more than 7,200 full time workers in Washington state, most of whom are based in engineering centers in Seattle and… Source link

Last year, reports began circulating that Google was developing a “Switch to Android” app for iOS users looking to make the jump from iPhone to a smartphone running Google’s Android OS. Now that app has arrived. On Monday, Google quietly launched the Switch to Android app on the App Store in a number of global markets, including the U.S. As expected, the app promises to make the transition between mobile platforms easier to manage by helping users import their contacts, calendar,… Source link

Google’s data centers around the world use about twice as much electricity as the city of San Francisco. In total, Google used 15.5 terawatt hours of electricity in 2020 and the majority of that goes to its data centers. (It hasn’t made 2021 figures available.) The amount of energy Google uses is growing as overall internet usage and its business grows, said Michael Terrell, the Director of Energy at Google. At the same time, Google is has set out a notably aggressive goal to operate on 24-7… Source link