Новости за 14.05.2024

New York (AFP) May 12, 2024
With fantastical characters including mud people and giant grandmothers, an AI film festival is giving a glimpse of the storytelling made possible by the novel technology. Nearly 3,000 short films were submitted to the festival organized by Runway AI, one of the leading start-ups in the field of AI-powered video generation. The 10 films selected put the filmmakers' vivid imaginations on

San Francisco (AFP) May 12, 2024
Unionized workers at a Maryland Apple store voted on Saturday to authorize a strike, which would mark the first such labor action against the retailer in the United States if it goes forward. Employees at the Apple store in the town of Towson, outside of Baltimore, voted to unionize in 2022 - another first for the iPhone maker's US stores. But a contract has yet to be agreed upon. "

Paris (AFP) May 12, 2024
Microsoft on Sunday announced four billion euros in investment for developing data centres in France, joining fellow US giant Amazon in committing to the country's tech infrastructure. The announcements came on the eve of the seventh Choose France Summit, the aim of which is to attract foreign investors to the country. Macron will host it at the Chateau of Versailles near Paris. Microsof

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 13, 2024
Southern California Edison (SCE) has submitted a significant advice letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), seeking to adjust its Schedule FC-NEM to align with current California Air Resource Board standards. This move is pursuant to the recent Decision 23-11-068, marking a pivotal moment in California's relentless pursuit of environmental compliance and enhanced renewable e

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2024
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has officially adopted Resolution G-3603, approving the California Energy Commission's Gas Research and Development Program for the fiscal year 2023-2024. This approval facilitates continued research and development in the natural gas sector, aiming to enhance safety, efficiency, and technological advancements within the industry. The adopt

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 06, 2024
Yesterday marked the launch of the first two of six WorldView Legion satellites, featuring advanced imaging instruments from Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business. These satellites, which are part of Maxar's initiative, aim to enhance Earth observation by providing high-resolution surveillance and monitoring capabilities for various applications. The newly launched satellites are in low Ea

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a prominent provider of sub-meter resolution Earth Observation (EO) data, has announced its inclusion as a commercial vendor in the Global Data Marketplace (GDMP). This platform facilitates real-time e-commerce transactions for data and analytics services, catering to unclassified space awareness needs for US and global agencies, including the US Space Force.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 10, 2024
The quest for a sustainable, large-scale production of green hydrogen may soon reach a critical milestone, thanks to a new method developed by researchers at RIKEN. The study, led by Ryuhei Nakamura and published in Science on May 10, details a technique that significantly reduces the iridium required in electrolyzers, potentially transforming the hydrogen production industry. Hydrogen, ab

Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 10, 2024
Floodwaters in Brazil have swallowed up soybean fields and farming equipment, cutting off roads, livestock farms and warehouses in the latest extreme weather event to hit the agricultural giant. The inundated state of Rio Grande do Sul is one of the biggest soy-producing regions in Brazil, as well as its main rice-growing area, and both crops are expected to suffer from the historic flooding

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 13, 2024
Two Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers have withdrawn from a public procurement tender in Romania after the EU launched a foreign subsidies probe, Brussels said Monday. Brussels is both seeking to ramp up Europe's renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while simultaneously moving away from excessive reliance on cheaper Chinese wind and solar technology. More broadly, t

Paris (AFP) May 13, 2024
The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders leading the way, an annual report by climate campaigners said Monday. Since the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the top 60 banks have provided a total of $6.9 trillion to the sector, according to the coalition's 15th annual report titled "Banking on Climate Chaos". "Financiers

Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2024
China will start selling an initial batch of long-dated bonds this week, the Ministry of Finance announced Monday, as Beijing looks to increase support for the world's second-largest economy. The central government will begin issuing some 30-year bonds on Friday as part of a planned sale of more than $138 billion of debt, according to a notice posted to the ministry's website. Other bond