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Google's new tool lets you see how polluted these cities really are

Google launched a free online tool today that provides urban planners with informed data on selected cities' carbon footprint.

October 10, 2019 by Daphne Leprince-Ringuet

Google to drop a cool €600m to expand its Finland data center

Google data center spend becomes Hamina's largest investment ever. And it will create some jobs, according to Google.

May 29, 2019 by Liam Tung

Google locks in four new Swedish wind farms for Finnish datacentre

Google's new wind power purchasing agreement will see a total of 52 new turbines sprout up in Sweden over the next two years.

January 22, 2014 by Liam Tung

Embrace, extend, extinguish: How Google crushed and abandoned the RSS industry

Most of the commentary I've read so far about the loss of Google Reader has been about its use as an RSS client. But that's a red herring. The real victims were companies that had planned in 2005 and 2006 to build RSS sync engines. Google stomped them out of business like Godzilla sweeping through Tokyo.

March 22, 2013 by Ed Bott

Google applauds as Nevada approves rules for driverless cars

The State of Nevada has put a framework in place for testing and licensing self-driving cars, meaning Google is that much closer to being a highway star.

February 16, 2012 by Matt Weinberger

Best Microsoft Office alternatives

Thinking of migrating away from Microsoft Office? Our comprehensive review compares all the top alternatives on flexibility, features and price.

July 12, 2011 by Alex Serpo

News to know: Goldman's IT; Kindle 2; Google; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .

February 9, 2009 by Larry Dignan

News to know: Yahoo, Blackberry Storm, Black Friday leaks, Smartphones

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily:Sam Diaz: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called outLarry Dignan: Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov.

November 13, 2008 by Sam Diaz

Holy power supply, batman, how soon does crude oil hit $150 per barrel?

Windmills, solar panels, bicycles and nuclear submarines are looking like energy must-haves as crude oil prices keep shooting over the top. Today the market for the crude crud topped $133 per barrel.

May 21, 2008 by Harry Fuller

Build your own 3-D virtual trees

There are not many 3-D objects in virtual worlds such as Second Life. And the reason is very simple. 3-D objects are quite difficult to build by average computer users, who often don't have an artistic background. This is why computer scientists at Stanford University have decided to give us the ability to build a better virtual world. They decided to focus on trees because 'botanists have already cataloged and categorized the trees of the real world in great detail.' Their software can build an almost infinite number of trees from about 100 attributes. In order to build your virtual trees, you move around a tree space like if you were navigating city streets using Google Maps. You can download the software for free, but the application only runs under Windows right now. But read more...

January 10, 2008 by Roland Piquepaille