Bolsonaro Is Now Blaming the Amazon Fires on Leo DiCaprio for Some Reason
Credit to Author: Alex Lubben| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:40:57 +0000
“This Leonardo DiCaprio is a cool guy, right? Giving money to torch the Amazon,” Bolsonaro said.
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No, Machine Learning Does Not Have A Huge Carbon Debt
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:10:16 +0000
The increase in CPU cycles to advance machine learning has been accompanied by advances in efficiencies of computer technology and lower carbon electricity, but it’s worth paying attention to. It’s only going to increase.
French Activists Are Dumping Old Fridges on the Road to Stop Amazon From Making Deliveries
Credit to Author: Tim Marcin| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 19:15:16 +0000
“Work, consume and shut up, that is the message given to our youth.”
Read moreFour innovations Canadian retailers should be watching
Credit to Author: Evan Duggan| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 23:00:22 +0000
Canadian retailers take notice: Asian retailers are mastering rapid-fire delivery, food and beverage curation and high-tech personalization.
Read moreCivil Rights Groups Demand Congress Investigate Amazon’s ‘Surveillance Empire’
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:57:11 +0000
The campaign to pressure consumers and lawmakers to take action arrives after five U.S. senators sent a letter to Jeff Bezos demanding answers about how the tech giant uses its surveillance data.
Read moreAmazon Workers Are Protesting for Better Conditions Ahead of a Grueling Season
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 19:45:43 +0000
Monday night’s protest will see workers demand longer break times and a free commute at a Staten Island fulfillment center with a record of injuries three times the national average.
Read moreThe Amazon Lost an Area 12 Times the Size of NYC Last Year to Logging and Burning
Credit to Author: Alex Lubben| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:38:44 +0000
The Amazon lost more forest last year than at any point since 2008.
Read moreAmazon Says It Didn’t Get a $10 Billion Contract Because Trump Hates Bezos
Credit to Author: Edward Ongweso Jr| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:48:41 +0000
After ignoring endless internal and external protests, Amazon is now launching one over the Pentagon awarding the JEDI contract to Microsoft.
Read moreAmazon Spent $1.5 Million Trying to Buy a City Council Seat
Credit to Author: Edward Ongweso Jr| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 21:15:01 +0000
Amazon spent $1.5 million to beat Kshama Sawant and back its approved candidates. It may have ended up unifying its opposition.
Read more1,000 Employees Are Demanding Google Eliminate Carbon Emissions
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:37:43 +0000
Google employees announced a campaign today to push the company to eliminate its massive carbon footprint by 2030.
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