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☆ Failure to meet surging data center energy demand will jeopardize economic growth, utility execs warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The expected demand from data centers and electric vehicles in the U.S. is equivalent to the entire electricity demand of Turkey, the world's 18th largest economy, according to Rystad. NextEra Energy , parent of Skantze's subsidiary, is the largest power company in the S&P utilities sector by market capitalization and it operates the biggest portfolio of renewable energy assets in the nation. They need this load to drive the next iteration of growth," Skantze told the Reuters Global Energy Transition conference in New York City this week. 'Energy security brings national security'Southern Company , the second-largest utility in the U.S. by market cap, is also seeing a historic wave of electricity demand. "You're also seeing in the Southeast, this incredible population growth and you're seeing all this onshoring with manufacturing."

Persons: Patrick T, Fallon, Surya Hendry, Petter Skantze, Skantze, John Ketchum, Ketchum, Chris Womack, Womack Organizations: Afp, Getty, Rystad Energy, Google, Microsoft, Meta, NextEra Energy Resources, NextEra Energy, Reuters, Energy, NextEra, Southern Company Locations: Los Angeles, U.S, Turkey, New York City, Atlanta, CBRE

☆ A Small Army Combating a Flood of Deepfakes in India’s Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Alex Travelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Through the middle of a high-stakes election being held during a mind-melting heat wave, a blizzard of confusing deepfakes blows across India. Some of it is crude, some jokey, some so obviously fake that it could never be expected to be seen as real. The overall effect is confounding, adding to a social media landscape already inundated with misinformation. The volume of online detritus is far too great for any election commission to track, let alone debunk. “Social media is a battleground this year.” When Mr. Sen’s team finds content they believe is illegal, they tell social media platforms to take it down, publicize the deception or even ask for criminal charges to filed.

Persons: ”, Surya Sen, Sen’s Locations: India, Karnataka

☆ New Delhi’s Iron Pillar has been exposed to the elements for centuries. So why hasn’t it ever shown signs of rust?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Poonam Binayak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque is part of the UNESCO-listed Qutb Minar complex. Scientists both in India and abroad began studying the iron pillar in Delhi in 1912 to try to figure out why it hadn’t corroded. Stuart Forster/ShutterstockBeyond its metallurgical intrigue, the origin of the Iron Pillar is also veiled in mystery. In the epic poem “Prithviraj Raso,” penned by Chand Bardai, a courtier in the Chahamana dynasty under King Prithviraj Chauhan, the Iron Pillar holds great significance. “Bardai describes the Iron Pillar in Raso as a nail holding the Earth on the hoof of Sheshnag, the serpent king in Hindu mythology,” says Vikramjit.

Persons: Qutb, Anders Blomqvist, Balasubramaniam, Stuart Forster, Gupta, Chandragupta II, Vikramaditya, Vishnu, It’s, Garuda, Vikramjit Singh Rooprai, King Vikramaditya, Siddhanta, ”, Raja Anangpal, Qutbuddin, Prithviraj Raso, Chand Bardai, King Prithviraj Chauhan, “ Bardai, “ Raso, Anangpal, Qutub, Ravi Pratap Singh, Pragya Nagar Organizations: CNN, New Delhi’s UNESCO, UNESCO, Indian Institute of Technology, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Indian Institute of Metals, Varāhamihira, ASI, Survey Locations: Mehrauli, Islam, India, Delhi, Kanpur, Varah, Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, “, Mihirapuri, Tomar, Raso

☆ AI is helping the healthcare industry and could transform the way patients get drugs and treatments
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-22 | by ( Nicholas Fearn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In the pharmaceutical industry, AI may one day accelerate new-drug development. In the foreseeable future, McClain expects the healthcare industry to use AI technology to design personalized medicines. Risks to considerWhile AI offers promise for the healthcare industry, there are also a variety of risks professionals using AI must consider and mitigate. Showalter said that a lack of "comprehensive regulations" can also make using AI technology in healthcare settings risky. With this in mind, he said, the medical industry must understand the "fundamentals of AI and its applications in healthcare."

Persons: —, Sean McClain, McClain, Tim Showalter, Showalter, it's, Fred, haven't, Surya Josyula, Josyula Organizations: Experts, Service, Northwestern Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, UW Medicine, University of California, Fujitsu, Aichi Cancer, Fujitsu Laboratories of America Locations: University of California San Diego, Nagoya, Japan, China, United States

☆ The price of love: Three important money tips for caregivers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

For three years, Miura chipped in time, money and care, taking her grandmother to the emergency room so often that she got to know all the hospital security guards by name. "It was very stressful," said Miura, now 28, who helps others in this situation at her advisory Spark Financials. "What stands out for me is the number of people who are not only caregivers, but financial caregivers too," said Surya Kolluri, who heads the TIAA Institute. No wonder caregivers' financial lives are impacted: On average they have fewer assets and higher debt than non-caregivers, the report found. Remember that others could likely contribute money or time or both as well, including siblings, children, friends, cousins and in-laws.

Persons: Michaela Rehle, Danielle Miura, Neda, Miura, Surya Kolluri, Mary Naylor, Penn, –, Chris Taylor, Lauren Young, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, TIAA Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, NewCourtland, Transitions, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Alliance, National Alliance for Caregiving, Thomson Locations: Planegg, Munich, GERMANY, Ripon , California

☆ Toxic foam coats sacred river near New Delhi as Indian capital battles hazardous pollution
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A thick layer of toxic foam has once again coated parts of a sacred river near New Delhi as the Indian capital battles an acrid and noxious smog that has settled across the city. The pungent foam contains high levels of ammonia and phosphates, which can cause respiratory and skin problems, according to experts. Yamuna river covered with a thick layer of toxic foam due near Kalindi Kunj, on September 10, 2023 in New Delhi, India. The river is most polluted in areas surrounding Delhi, owing to the area’s dense population and high levels of waste. Pictures from September also showed toxic foam forming on the Yamuna.

Persons: Salman Ali, Surya Organizations: CNN, Press Trust of India, Hindustan Times Locations: New Delhi, India’s, Tamil Nadu, Kalindi, India, Delhi, Oslo, Beijing, Kolkata, Mumbai

REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Phone lines at 13Yarn, a national Indigenous helpline in Australia, are ringing off the hook. Australians will vote 'Yes' or 'No' to a single line question, asking whether they agree to alter the 122-year old constitution to recognise the First Peoples. It will also create a body, called the Voice to Parliament, that can advise the government on matters affecting the Indigenous community. Supporters believe the change will unite Australia and usher in a new era with its Indigenous people, who continue to be the most marginalised people in Australia. Ian Hamm an Aboriginal man who chairs the First Nations Foundation, an Aboriginal rights organisation, said he felt his community’s voice was at risk of being silenced.

Persons: Jaimi, Marjorie Anderson's, Anderson, they've, Nathan Allen, Gilbert, Tobin, Allen, Surya Deva, Deva, Price, Anthony Albanese, Ian Hamm, Praveen Menon, Kat Stafford, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Australia, United Nations, Development, UN, Indigenous Peoples, First Peoples ., Authorities, Indigenous, Nations Foundation, Thomson Locations: Todd, Alice Springs, Australia, 13Yarn, Torres, Australia's, Sydney, Canada, New Zealand

☆ Read the email Twitter contractors were sent on Saturday telling them they'd lost their jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Contractors working at Twitter lost access to company systems on Saturday night. Shortly after, they got an email notifying them that they were laid off, two sources told Insider. Twitter contractors were told in the email it was due to a "reprioritization and savings exercise." "I don't understand how they didn't learn from their previous week's debacle of laying off full-time employees without telling them," one worker told Insider. Read the full email that Twitter contractors received notifying them that they were laid off:

☆ Spanish energy firm Everwood in talks to sell 6.1 GW solar assets portfolio - sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Andres Gonzalez | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Spain-based renewable energy investor Everwood Capital has hired Bank of America to sell a portfolio of 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar power plants in Europe and Latin America, according to four sources with knowledge of the deal. Everwood expects to start receiving early offers for the projects, located in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Colombia, Greece, Peru and Argentina, in two weeks. Appetite for low-carbon energy sources has taken on fresh urgency this year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with oil and gas companies setting ambitious green targets and jostling with utilities and existing renewables investors to lead the energy transition. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe portfolio consists of 1.3 GW of solar photovoltaic projects in Spain and Italy and a development platform with 4.8 GW of solar pipeline and local teams in Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Latin America. The assets could be valued at up to 750 million euros ($735.15 million) depending on bidders' appetite, one of the sources said.

☆ Nepal in fresh political conflict as president declines to sign citizenship law
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari speaks during the COP24 UN Climate Change Conference 2018 in Katowice, Poland December 3, 2018. The bill proposed, among other changes, to give citizenship certificates to children whose parents' whereabouts were not known. The deadline for Bhandari, a ceremonial head of state under the 2015 constitution, to approve the amendment to the 16-year-old Nepal Citizenship Act, expired at midnight. Legal experts said the president was required to approve the changes, passed twice by a majority of parliament. Additionally, under the existing citizenship provisions, a foreign woman married to a Nepali men can get a citizenship certificate after she shows proof of her marriage and that she has initiated action to relinquish her foreign citizenship.

☆ The Winter Olympics don’t really represent the world: Costs, climate and quotas keep the majority off the podium
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-21 | by ( Amy Woodyatt Cnn Graphics Carlotta Dotto Marco Chacon | Amy Woodyatt | Marco Chacon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

That’s five times more than the number of teams represented in the first Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924. “They want to keep the girls pretty, in a special way,” Bonaly told CNN Sport as she reflected on her career. India has never won a medal at the Winter Games and does not have a prominent winter sports federation, Keshavan told CNN Sport. Shiva Keshavan of India reacts following run 3 during the Luge Men's Singles on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Hopefully, it just encourages more and more Black athletes to come out to winter sports and not just Black athletes, winter sports for everybody.

☆ The Eteri Expiration Date: Kamila Valieva and Russia's quest for figure skating gold
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-07 | by ( Gabrielle Paluch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Russia's Kamila Valieva is the first female figure skater to land a quad at the Olympics. Kamila Valieva has made Olympics history in Beijing by landing two quadruple jumps – paving the way for a Gold in the team figure skating competition. The Quad Squad – Kamila Valieva, Anna Scherbakova, and Alexandra Trusova – at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships on Jan. 15, 2022. Kamila Valieva of Russia performs during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in January in Tallinn, Estonia. Vladimir Pesnya/Epsilon/Getty ImagesCoach Eteri Tutberidze with skater Alexandra Trusova at the Russian Figure Skating Championships in 2021.

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