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Attorney General Paxton sent a Virginia-led multistate letter to the CEO of Alphabet Inc.—the multinational Big Tech conglomerate of which Google is a part—urging the company not to discriminate against crisis pregnancy centers in search results and online advertising. Democratic politicians have recently asked Google to limit the appearance of pro-life clinics in Google search results, advertisements, and Google Maps entries, and Google appears to have caved… Source link

Yahoo is set to expand its Israel-based R&D centers under new leadership that will focus on growing its local sales operations, the company said on Monday. Yahoo operates R&D centers in Tel Aviv and Haifa with about 150 programmers, engineers, and researchers who work on developing the brand. The Tel Aviv site focuses on developments in advertising technologies, video tech, and data products, while the Haifa team serves as a research center. To drive the expansion, Yahoo appointed… Source link

(Bloomberg) –London data centers used by Google and Oracle Corp. buckled on Tuesday after a record-setting heat wave hit Britain, knocking some websites offline. Both companies cited problems with “cooling systems” for causing the outages. Oracle’s first message appeared on its service page in late morning New York time, noting that “unreasonable temperatures” had affected cloud and networking equipment in its South London… Source link

Data centers, which drive the apps, websites, and services that billions of people use every day, can be hazardous places for the workers that build and maintain them. Workers sometimes have to service a data center’s electrical equipment while it’s being energized. And they can become exposed to chemicals like chlorine, which is used as a sterilizing agent for the water circulated through liquid cooling systems for computers and servers. In June 2015, five people had to be taken to… Source link

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) this week commenced a sweeping agency review that will examine the institution’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its ongoing efforts to manage the outbreak. More than a dozen people close to the CDC told CNN that the agency requires major changes if it aims to respond deftly and effectively next time a pandemic arises. New York Times best-selling author Michael Lewis agrees. Lewis, whose latest book “Premonition” chronicles the experts who… Source link

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register April 13 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time jobs in 2022… Source link

Dublin, Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Russia Data Center Market – Investment Analysis and Growth Opportunities 2021-2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Russia data center market size will witness investments of USD 2.02 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 6.56% during 2021-2026 This report analyzes the Russia data center market share. It elaboratively analyzes the existing and upcoming facilities and data center investments in terms of IT, electrical,… Source link

SALEM, Ore. — The council of a small Oregon city has approved a deal with Google that will enable the technology giant to build two more water-guzzling data centers there, though some residents worry about drought and secrecy. A single data center can churn through millions of gallons of water per day to keep hot-running equipment cool, and the placement of these facilities in drought-prone areas is an increasing concern around the globe, even as reliance on them is growing. Data centers… Source link

The City Council in The Dalles voted unanimously Monday night, 5-0, to approve a $28.5 million deal with Google to provide more water for the tech company to cool two new data centers there. The issue had trained national attention on the small city, which sits along the Columbia River about 80 miles east of Portland, and the broader question of water rights in the drought-stricken West. Google and The Dalles have refused to say just how much water the company’s three existing data centers… Source link

In this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, photo, shows the exterior of a Google data center in The Dalles, Oregon. Andrew Selsky / AP The Dalles City Council voted Monday to approve tax breaks for Google, which plans to expand its footprint in the Columbia River Gorge. The city and Wasco County negotiated an agreement with the tech giant that will significantly reduce the amount of annual property taxes on up to two new data centers the company hopes to build in The Dalles. The deal would require Google… Source link