A European wide ‘supergrid’ could cut almost a third from energy costs according to a new study from the UCD Energy Institute. Evaluating the capabilities of Europe’s energy network, the study, commissioned by SuperNode, found that a pan-European transmission system would reduce energy costs by 32 percent compared to the Read more…
An anonymous reader shares a report: As natural resources diminish and the climate crisis grows more acute, the notion of a circular economy has been gaining traction around the globe. Most modern economies are linear — they rest on a “take, make, waste” model in which natural resources are extracted, Read more…
Salesforce told employees at a sales kickoff on Wednesday that the company plans to release an NFT Cloud. Salesforce co-CEOs Marc Benioff and Bret Taylor both talked about the strategy at the online event, said one person who attended. The person asked not to be named because the event was Read more…
Nvidia is now a larger company than social media giant Meta. PC Gamer reports: In a meteoric turn of events, Nvidia has surged to become the 7th largest company in the US, despite being nowhere close only a few years ago, and helped along by Meta’s recent share price collapse. Read more…
Researchers in Canada say they’ve come up with two simple physical techniques to help prevent a common cause of dizziness and fainting. In a small trial, they found that these maneuvers, which involve nothing more than moving your lower limbs, could effectively reduce the symptoms of initial orthostatic hypotension (IOH), Read more…
“The mystery of how cryptocurrency miners are paying for their energy-intensive mining operations in rural areas has been solved,” writes Slashdot reader fermion. “Instead of paying up to 40% in taxes, the miners build mining operations in ‘opportunity zones.’ There are few requirements to show these produce jobs or any Read more…
YouTube said it will start creating metaverse experiences on its video platform, beginning with gaming, following competitors’ investments in the buzzy category. “We’ll work to bring more interactions to games and make them feel more alive,” Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer, said Thursday in a blog post. “It’s still Read more…