Google – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Wed, 08 Apr 2020 23:14:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Data Centers Buzz as COVID-19 Bolsters Network Use, Stressing Water Supplies Where They’re Tightest /data-centers-buzz-as-covid-19-bolsters-network-use-stressing-water-supplies-where-theyre-tightest/ /data-centers-buzz-as-covid-19-bolsters-network-use-stressing-water-supplies-where-theyre-tightest/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=15508 COVID-19 is bolstering operations at data centers that are already consumers of water, especially in the arid Southwest. Data centers use massive amounts of water and generate, in many cases, millions of gallons daily of wastewater. The Southwest is attracting massive investments from Google, Microsoft, Switch and other companies looking to expand in the lucrative […]

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]]> /data-centers-buzz-as-covid-19-bolsters-network-use-stressing-water-supplies-where-theyre-tightest/feed/ 0 ESG Investors May Be Surprised by Tech Giants Hulking in Their Sustainability Funds /esg-investors-may-be-surprised-by-tech-giants-hulking-in-their-sustainability-funds/ /esg-investors-may-be-surprised-by-tech-giants-hulking-in-their-sustainability-funds/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:33:32 +0000 /?p=14837 Investors who want their money to go to companies committed to environmental, social or governance principles may be surprised to find tech giants Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple taking up most of the space in their ESG-focused funds. Those expecting solar panel makers and firms with the most diverse boards to be the biggest recipients of […]

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]]> /esg-investors-may-be-surprised-by-tech-giants-hulking-in-their-sustainability-funds/feed/ 0 Big Companies Buying Clean Power at Record Pace; Google Biggest Buyer as Companies Feel Reform Heat /big-companies-buying-clean-power-at-record-pace-google-biggest-buyer-as-companies-feel-reform-heat/ /big-companies-buying-clean-power-at-record-pace-google-biggest-buyer-as-companies-feel-reform-heat/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:58:59 +0000 /?p=14766 Corporations bought more clean-energy than ever, boosted by tech heavyweights Google, Facebook and Amazon as they are pushed to reform their energy policies. Power purchase agreements totaled 19.5 gigawatts of clean energy last year, up 44% from the 2018’s record of 13.6 gigawatts, according to BNEF. A total of 53 gigawatts of the deals have […]

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]]> /big-companies-buying-clean-power-at-record-pace-google-biggest-buyer-as-companies-feel-reform-heat/feed/ 0 Our Love of Data May Be “Unsustainable,” as Surging Power Demand Takes Environmental Toll, Researcher Warns /our-love-of-data-may-be-unsustainable-as-surging-power-demand-takes-environmental-toll-researcher-warns/ /our-love-of-data-may-be-unsustainable-as-surging-power-demand-takes-environmental-toll-researcher-warns/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:19:44 +0000 /?p=14468 Artificial intelligence, higher-speed 5G cellular networks, and streaming services like Netflix  may be making our lives easier, but there’s a cost: skyrocketing demand for energy that will have a huge impact on the environment. As the world depends more on smart devices that use data, tech companies are building immense facilities housing stacks and stacks […]

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]]> /our-love-of-data-may-be-unsustainable-as-surging-power-demand-takes-environmental-toll-researcher-warns/feed/ 0 Baidu Beats Google and Microsoft in Language Test, Grabbing Lead Spot in Next-Gen AI /baidu-beats-google-and-microsoft-in-language-test-grabbing-lead-spot-in-next-gen-ai/ /baidu-beats-google-and-microsoft-in-language-test-grabbing-lead-spot-in-next-gen-ai/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:40:11 +0000 /?p=14420 Chinese internet giant Baidu is now the world’s leader in a critical AI segment for understanding human language, dethroning Microsoft and Google. Baidu, China’s biggest search engine, got the “highest ever score” in a test aimed at measuring AI language processing, MIT Technology Review reported, underscoring accelerating competition for the most efficient and human-like AI. […]

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]]> /baidu-beats-google-and-microsoft-in-language-test-grabbing-lead-spot-in-next-gen-ai/feed/ 0 Online Ad Firm Calls for Breakup of Google in Antitrust Lawsuit /online-ad-firm-calls-for-breakup-of-google-in-antitrust-lawsuit/ /online-ad-firm-calls-for-breakup-of-google-in-antitrust-lawsuit/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2019 21:26:10 +0000 /?p=13974 An Atlanta online ad company is the latest to call for Google’s breakup, claiming the search giant is a monopoly that uses its dominance in a number of areas that hurt rivals.  The antitrust lawsuit by Inform Inc. says Google’s monopoly status in search, online advertising, mobile operating systems and ad servers stifles competition. The […]

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]]> /online-ad-firm-calls-for-breakup-of-google-in-antitrust-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Small Banks See Tech Giants as Biggest Future Threats, Survey Finds /small-banks-see-tech-giants-as-biggest-future-threats-survey-finds/ /small-banks-see-tech-giants-as-biggest-future-threats-survey-finds/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:07:59 +0000 /?p=13895 Smaller, retail banks no longer see their biggest competitive threat coming from inside their industry but rather from the efforts by global tech giants like Apple and Google to expand into their territory. More than six in 10 banking executives ranked big tech firms as the most severe threat to their bottom lines, according to […]

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]]> /small-banks-see-tech-giants-as-biggest-future-threats-survey-finds/feed/ 0 Next Up, Video Gaming — Cloud Streaming Replacing Hardware, M&A Rolls On, Survey Says /next-up-video-gaming-cloud-streaming-replacing-hardware-ma-rolls-on-survey-says/ /next-up-video-gaming-cloud-streaming-replacing-hardware-ma-rolls-on-survey-says/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:42:25 +0000 /?p=13863 It seems only one thing isn’t changing in the gaming industry — disruption. “Companies… know they need to evolve,” ran across the top of EY’s gaming survey this week.  Constant disruption is sparking growth and consolidation, with cloud-based streaming becoming the standard over consoles and other hardware, the survey of gaming industry CEOs concluded. Two […]

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]]> /next-up-video-gaming-cloud-streaming-replacing-hardware-ma-rolls-on-survey-says/feed/ 0 Google Said to be Eyeing Move Into Banking Despite Antitrust Probes /google-said-to-be-eyeing-move-into-banking-despite-antitrust-probes/ /google-said-to-be-eyeing-move-into-banking-despite-antitrust-probes/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:27:11 +0000 /?p=13718 Google, as if daring the U.S. government to break it up, is eyeing another massive section of the U.S. economy for a business venture: banking.  While this latest move might draw regulators’ attention, it will also be watched by so-called neobanks, the all-digital financial institutions spreading around the world, like Chime in the U.S. and […]

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]]> /google-said-to-be-eyeing-move-into-banking-despite-antitrust-probes/feed/ 0 Google Looks For Social Impact, Climate Change Startups With Accelerator Launch /google-looks-for-social-impact-climate-change-startups-with-accelerator-launch/ /google-looks-for-social-impact-climate-change-startups-with-accelerator-launch/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:04:40 +0000 /?p=13612 Google, the company with a founding principal of “don’t be evil,” is seeking startups in Europe and Africa focused on climate change and sustainability, hoping to provide them with funding and expertise to get them off the ground. The company unveiled its “social impact” accelerator program at the Web Summit in Lisbon this week. Google […]

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