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- AI-fuelled cloud storage boom threatens Irish climate targets, report warns Wed, 11 Dec 24, 12:42amFriends of the Earth calls on government to rein in growth of datacentres for fear they could increase fossil fuel use
- Electricity used to mine bitcoin plummets as crypto crisis widens Fri, 24 Jun 22, 9:49pmConsumption down by third since 11 June, with even sharper falls among other cryptocurrency networks
- Index leads $12.2M seed in Sourceful, a data play to make supply chains greener Wed, 15 Sep 21, 3:00pmSupply chains can be a complex logistical challenge. But they pose an even greater environmental challenge. And it’s that latter problem — global supply-chain sustainability — where UK startup Sourceful...
- What is cryptoart, how much does it cost and can you hang it on your wall? Fri, 5 Mar 21, 6:36amWhen is a meme worth $600,000? When technology has created a ‘unique’ version that can’t be owned by anyone else
- EV charging stations, biofuels, the hydrogen transition and chemicals are pillars of Shell’s climate plan Fri, 12 Feb 21, 12:28amRoyal Dutch Shell Group, one of the largest publicly traded oil producers in the world, just laid out its plan for how the company will survive in a zero-emission, climate conscious world...
- Swappie bags $40.6M to sell more secondhand iPhones across Europe Tue, 16 Jun 20, 5:00pmFinland-based Swappie has closed a €35.8 million ($40.6M) Series B to expand into new markets in Europe. The ecommerce business refurbishes and resells used iPhones, taking care of the entire process from testing and repairing...
- Amazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal Tue, 9 Apr 19, 11:00pmSlow progress on powering firm’s datacentres using renewables raises questions
- Another thing you may not know about Bitcoin: it's killing the planet | Ethan Lou Thu, 17 Jan 19, 10:00pmAs a Bitcoin maker who covered the oil industry as a journalist, I see parallels between the two that may haunt cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin as big oil: the next environmental fight | Ethan Lou Thu, 17 Jan 19, 10:00pmAs a Bitcoin maker who covered the oil industry as a journalist, I see parallels between the two that may haunt cryptocurrency
- Energy cost of 'mining' bitcoin more than twice that of copper or gold Tue, 6 Nov 18, 3:00amNew research reveals that cryptocurrencies require far more electricity per-dollar than it takes to mine most real metals
- High streets will go on suffering until the digital economy pays more tax Sun, 8 Jul 18, 4:00pmShopkeepers are essentially correct: business rates are pre-internet and have become archaicHouse of Fraser, Mothercare, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams...
- How Iceland became the bitcoin miners’ paradise Wed, 14 Feb 18, 2:26amThe island nation is the first to use more electricity on mining cryptocurriencies than on its households – thanks in part to its magma-fuelled power plants
- The rise of the robots brings threats and opportunities | Letters Mon, 27 Nov 17, 6:00amReaders respond to the advance in robotics, and what it means for our economy, social fabric and the planetThe difference between the robots of today and all previous forms of automation is that they are so flexible (Editorial,...
- Amazon patents a drone that delivers a charge to power up EVs on the go Wed, 18 Oct 17, 5:22amA recent Amazon patent could be an answer to range anxiety, albeit one that sounds a bit more sci-fi than practical solution at the moment: the newly granted patent (via Roadshow) describes a drone that could carry...
- Could a blockchain-based electricity network change the energy market? Thu, 13 Jul 17, 9:24amBlockchain-enabled energy trading could help lower carbon emissions but efficiency and privacy issues must first be overcome