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Google to build data center in Minnesota with new solar, wind power and battery storage

The tech company will also bring 1,900 megawatts of new renewable energy to the state under an agreement with utility Xcel.

1,900 MW is enough to provide electricity for roughly 1.5 million average homes: enough to power every household in a city roughly the size of Chicago

UK fines Reddit for not checking user ages aggressively enough

$19.6 million

“Our investigation found that Reddit failed to apply any robust age assurance mechanism and therefore did not have a lawful basis for processing the personal information of children under the age of 13… These failures meant Reddit was using children’s data unlawfully, potentially exposing them to inappropriate and harmful content”

Microsoft Signs 1.8 Million Ton Carbon Removal Deal to Restore African Rainforest

1.8 million tons is equivalent to taking approximately 428,000 gasoline-powered cars off the road for an entire year.

or the annual energy use of about 235,000 average American homes

Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs, rebuking president's signature economic policy

FedEx sues for refund of Trump tariffs, days after Supreme Court ruling

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Ted Sarandos Pushes Back On Trump’s Call For Netflix To Fire Board Member Susan Rice

"This is a business deal, not a political deal"

“He Likes To Do A Lot Of Things On Social Media”