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The Google logo, left, is displayed at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on July 19, 2016, and the Amazon logo is displayed on the exterior wall of the Amazon OXR1 fulfillment center in Oxnard, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo)
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Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy

Amazon and Google invest in small nuclear reactors for clean energy, aiming to meet soaring data center demand.

Google and Kairos have yet to determine how many of the small nuclear reactors being built to meet the AI energy demand will be located near the tech giant's facilities (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos

Google signs deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors by Kairos Power to power AI, aiming for clean, reliable energy.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Big Tech proposes power-rate terms in Ohio data-center fight

Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon propose a new framework for how Ohio data centers pay for power, countering AEP’s May proposal.

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RE-ZIP is testing reusable packaging in five European countries together with Amazon

AARHUS, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #REZIP--RE-ZIP, a leading supplier of circular packaging solutions, is launching a new trial with Amazon to test whether it is...

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Jackery Offers Exclusive Amazon Prime Day Special on the E2000v2 Solar Generator – the Lightest, Smallest 2kWh LFP Battery Backup Power of its Class

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jackery, the global leader in solar generators and portable energy solutions, is gearing up for...

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo
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Alphabet’s Waymo to expand robotaxi fleet with Hyundai EVs

Alphabet's Waymo partners with Hyundai to add IONIQ 5 EVs to its U.S. robotaxi fleet, with testing to begin in late 2025.

A passerby walks past an electronic screen displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Yen thrills and oil spills in Q3’s market rollercoaster

Q3: The yen's strongest run since the 2008 global crash, central banks swivelling at speed, oil diving, gold shining and China's economic stimulus.

FILE PHOTO: Cooling towers are seen at Google's new data center near Fredericia, Denmark November 30, 2020. Frank Cilius/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Analysis: Power thirst complicates ESG investors’ love affair with tech stocks

ESG investors press Microsoft and Alphabet about AI's energy needs to determine the tech sector's place in sustainable funds.

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Pará signs $180m LEAF Coalition deal – first in Brazil

Pará set to receive finance to support efforts to tackle deforestation Landmark deal will provide investment to preserve critical forests and support communities...

FILE PHOTO: People look at the newly unveiled Onvo L60 SUV, the first vehicle of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio's new lower-priced brand, in Shanghai, China May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Zoey Zhang/File Photo
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Analysis: Biden’s car-tech ban is a powerful new weapon against Chinese EVs

By David Shepardson, Nora Eckert and Abhirup Roy WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) -The Biden administration’s proposed ban on Chinese connected-car technology could prove its strongest...

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