Amazon.com has begun to sell software that mines patient medical records for information doctors and hospitals could use to improve treatment and cut costs, the latest move by a big technology company into the health-care industry.
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Bitcoin Mining Has a Massive Carbon Footprint
Today, each bitcoin transaction requires the same amount of energy used to power nine homes in the US for one day. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a27282eea8d87431e1a8709/master/pass/bitcion-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Bad news: Eating local, organic won’t shrink your carbon footprint
If you’re paying more for local and organic groceries because you care about the environment, here’s some bad news: science shows your efforts won’t have much impact on your carbon emissions. The good news is that scientists have calculated which dietary changes can make a difference. CBC | Health News
Emissions, eschmissions: How to (simply) reduce your carbon footprint in 2017
Winter is coming—and not in that Game of Thrones sense. Many people are starting to button up across the US, but while you might have to turn the heater up too, there’s reason to stop and think before blasting the warm air. Like so many of the best aspects of modern living, heaters aren’t necessarily […]
Amazon widens its retail footprint with Kohl’s partnership
Sometimes when you’re down on your luck, you have to strike a deal with the enemy. That’s what Kohl’s is doing by partnering up with Amazon, ostensibly its biggest online rival, to sell Amazon hardware. The department store chain plans to open 1,000-square-foot areas in ten of its locations dedicated to the devices. This “store-in-store” […]
Chinese e-taxi giant Didi grows its global footprint with Careem partnership
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) has made a strategic investment in Careem, a rival service that’s popular in parts of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The investment — for an undisclosed amount — represents part of a broader partnership that will see the duo “share knowledge in intelligent transportation technology, product development, and […]
Apple extending Seattle footprint with new offices dedicated to AI and machine learning
Apple real estate news continues to build up this week. After revealing the name of its soon-to-be-opened new headquarters in Silicon Valley, the iPhone maker is growing its footprint and workforce in Seattle—not far from the homes of Amazon and Microsoft. Apple confirmed to tech news site GeekWire that the company will be renting out more […]
