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Aurora will no longer allow “cool-weather” turf grasses to be installed for golf courses or new home developments after the City Council adopted new rules to curb the city’s water use Monday night. The new ordinance, passed unanimously, bans cool-weather turf such as Kentucky bluegrass, fescue or ryegrass and limits the amount of the grasses that can be in backyards. It also prohibits these types of grasses from being used in common areas unless they’re active recreational areas. Similarly, the turf can only be placed in…

Nokia's new chief executive Pekka Lundmark said he will take time to re-acquaint himself with the Finnish telecom equipment maker before setting a strategy, as the company jostles for position in the highly political 5G race.US government pressure to limit the use of China's Huawei presents an opportunity for Nokia as next generation technology is rolled out, but Lundmark would not be drawn."Maintaining good relations with governments in pretty much all parts of the world is extremely important," Lundmark said in a video…

Warner Music Group has cut a licensing deal with SoundCloud to adopt the streamer’s Fan-Powered Royalties system, which allocates royalties based on individual user listening and is thought to be more artist-friendly. WMG is the first major label to adopt the system, and its embrace of the model could signal a larger shift for the industry. SoundCloud made waves last year when it introduced the new payout model in which money paid by subscribers is allocated to artists they actually listen to. That may seem like a…

New Delhi: Leading automaker BMW Group has announced it will adopt the Google Android Automotive operating platform (OS) for future vehicles.From March 2023, the BMW Group will be expanding its BMW Operating System 8 and integrating Android Automotive OS (AAOS) into certain model series for the first time as a second technological approach alongside the current Linux-based variant, the company said in a statement. "We are integrating the best aspects of all worlds that could be our own in-house developments, Open Source…

Mozilla is out with an update today for its Firefox iOS browser. Matching the flexibility of Apple’s Safari on iOS, the new Firefox mobile release brings the option to place the search bar at the bottom of the app. There are also some new wallpapers inspired by Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red.” Today’s minor update for Firefox on iOS comes after the mobile browser got a major overhaul back in November with a new homepage experience: The main change with Firefox 98 for iOS today is the ability to swap the top…

BMW Group claims to be the first automotive manufacturer to use matt paints made from biomass instead of crude oil at its European plants. Plants in Leipzig and South Africa are also using sustainably produced corrosion protection. Renewable raw materials such as bio-waste or waste from sewage treatment plants serve as the starting material for the paints. The CO2 savings determined in a TUV-certified process amount to over 15,000 tonnes of…

Twitter adopted a 'poison pill' on Friday to limit Elon Musk's ability to raise his stake in the social media platform, as a buyout firm emerged to challenge his $43 billion (roughly Rs. 3,28,250 crore) bid for the company.Thoma Bravo, a technology-focused private equity firm that had more than $103 billion (roughly Rs. 7,86,250 crore) in assets under management as of the end of December, has informed Twitter that it is exploring the possibility of putting together a bid, people familiar with the matter said.It is not…