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AI-fuelled cloud storage boom threatens Irish climate targets, report warns | Ireland

Ireland has allowed itself to become a “data dumping ground” for big tech companies such as Amazon and Meta, who have a monopoly on clean energy generation for their data centres, activists claim. . They argue that Ireland's cloud storage sector is growing so rapidly that it threatens the country's legally binding decarbonization efforts. A […]

FTC to investigate Microsoft’s cloud unit on antitrust concerns

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly preparing to investigate Microsoft's cloud computing business as antitrust efforts continue at full throttle in the final weeks of the Biden administration. The agency, headed by Commissioner Lina Khan, filed a complaint alleging that the company is abusing its market power by enforcing conditions that prevent users from moving […]

Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’ | Apple

Apple is facing a nearly £3 billion lawsuit alleging it breached competition law by locking millions of British consumers into its cloud storage service at what was effectively a “rip-off” price. The legal claim is brought by “Which?” Consumer groups argued that if the measure was successful, around 40 million Apple customers in the UK […]

Flights to Bali cancelled after volcano spews dangerous ash cloud 9km into air | Bali

Three Australian airlines have canceled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic eruption near an Indonesian holiday resort produced dangerous volcanic ash. The grounding affected Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia flights on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving passengers stranded. The state of emergency began on Sunday when Mount Lewotovi Rakiraki erupted, spewing a column of […]

License to compete: Regulators must step in to even the cloud playing field  

After more than a decade of delays, regulators for the three major cloud markets announced that Microsoft. us, England and european union — may finally take steps to hold tech giants accountable for anti-competitive behavior. It is imperative that each of us act quickly and decisively. Given Microsoft's long history of anticompetitive behavior, regulatory intervention […]

Does cloud seeding cause hurricanes?

Can the government control the weather? Well, the answer isn't no, but it's also not a complete yes. Peter Gietl, editor-in-chief of Return, is well aware that weather-altering systems like cloud seeding “sound like some kind of crazy Alex Jones-level conspiracy,” but that's not really the case. do not have. Cloud seeding was invented in […]