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Google Buys 236MW Of Wind Energy From Sweden and Norway
Google wants more of its European operations to be powered by clean energy
Board Room Data Centre Efficiency Discussions Are ‘Not Happening’
The Green Grid says that important conversations about keeping data centres green are still not hitting the top brass
Samsung Invests Heavily In IoT For US Market
Pledges £820m IoT investment in the United States and challenges rivals to develop "human centred" IoT applications
Tesla Eyes Complete Clean Energy Company With SolarCity Acquisition
Tesla has made a £1.9 billion acquisition bid for SolarCity in a "no brainer" deal to integrate solar power into Tesla's business strategy
Dell ‘HPC As A Service’ Targets Mainstream Businesses
Dell also launches HPC Systems for Life Sciences, Manufacturing, and Research
Google To Offer Symptom Search Results For Medical Queries
'I'm Feeling Yucky' - Google uses Knowledge Graph to give users more information on their medical searchs
China ‘Leapfrogs’ US With Home-Built Supercomputer
A new research system using China-built chips is more than four times as powerful as the US' top machine
Bank Of England Tests Blockchain With PwC
Central bank and PwC to test how blockchain could be used for distributed ledger technology
Microsoft Makes AI Move For Wand Labs
Reinforcements for malfunctioning Tay chatbot? Microsoft purchases AI app specialist Wand Labs
Google Opens European Machine Learning Centre
Zurich is now home to Google's Machine Learning research group in Europe
Apple Pushes To Make Siri’s AI More Useful And Reliable
ANALYSIS: Apple continues to improve Siri with support for new platforms and third parties, but data privacy remains a stumbling block
London Council Deploys UK’s First Public Sector Artificial Intelligence Service
Enfield Council plans to deal with online customers through ‘Amelia’ artificial intelligence platform
Philips LED System To Light Up Euro 2020
World’s first LED sports pitch lighting system to be installed in Holland to improve spectator and HDTV experience
Google Reveals What Voters Are Searching For Ahead Of EU Referendum
Google shows off regional analytics on how UK citizens are looking to vote in the upcoming EU referendum
Apple Plans Renewable Energy Sale With New Company
Apple Energy will offload excess renewable energy from solar farms to sell directly to customers
HTC Unveils Business-Focused VR Headset
Business Edition of the HTC Vive will be available from June 2016
Microsoft Offers Minecraft Education Edition To Schools And Teachers
Minecraft beta opens up so the game can help teachers and students explore ways to build and design a world
Local Authorities Clueless About PC Energy Consumption
FOI request reveals that majority of London local authorities are entirely unaware of their IT power usage
Intel Unveils VR And 4K-Focused 10-Core i7 CPU
Intel lifts lid on new Broadwell family at Computex, including 10-core Extreme Edition 'mega-tasker' ready for 4K, gaming, and virtual reality
Apple Challenges Bid To Block iMessage, Facetime
The company argues its customers would be harmed by removing iMessage, Facetime and VPN On Demand from its devices
Oculus VR DRM Is Cracked In Just 24 Hours
Virtual reality headsets at risk of piracy after DRM software is hacked to allow Oculus software to be ported to other VR devices
Fitbit Fitness Devices Deliver ‘Inaccurate’ Heart Rate Readings
Study reveals that heart rate technology in Fitbit devices may not have recorded health information properly
Google Has Its Very Own Chip For Artificial Intelligence
Google has been testing out a custom chip designed for artificial intelligence and machine learning that will work with TensorFlow
HP Jet Fusion 3D Is ‘First Production Ready’ Commercial 3D Printer
Nike and BMW among companies signed up for HP Jet Fusion 3D printers, which will be made available to businesses later this year
Microsoft, Google Back Royal Society ICT Teaching Push
Tech giants support Royal Society study into how to improve computer science teaching in schools
Quiz Of The Week: Virtual Reality
With virtual reality devices flooding the world, how much do you know about the next big technology?
The Future Of Money: Bitcoin, Blockchain And Beyond
Money could be heading the way of Uber, Twitter and Airbnb in ‘cutting out the middleman’ (banks), says Mark Cotter, senior consultant, Altus Consulting
Google Cardboard Goes On Sale In The UK For Just £15
Budget Google Cardboard device will allow more people than ever to enjoy virtual reality in the UK
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Goes Contactless
Contactless fever to sweep Eurosong contest as Visa Europe provides payment wristbands for 65,000 attendees