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100s of Ola electric scooters waiting for repairs in service centers: Reuters reporter posts pictures

With numerous customers complaining about the quality of Ola electric scooters in India, a Reuters reporter has posted pictures of hundreds of Ola S1 scooters awaiting repairs. The report claims that the service network of Ola scooters is under tremendous strain and cannot keep up with the repair job. Ola has over 400 service hubs which repair and maintain the scooters across the country out of which Reuters visited 35 centres in 10 states between July and October and interviewed 36 Ola service staff and 40 customers.…

Google’s Geothermal Energy Project Now Powers Nevada Data Centers

Photo: GoogleGoogle is now using geothermal energy to meet the massive power needs of its data centers. Google announced a first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now operational in Nevada in a blog post on Tuesday, using heat from the Earth’s core as energy.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedThe tech giant has been carbon neutral since 2007, meaning it purchased carbon offsets but still uses fossil fuels, but Google has bigger goals on the horizon. By 2030, the company intends to run on carbon-free

Cornerstar in Aurora one of four shopping centers bought in $100M deal

The Cornerstar shopping center in Aurora is one of four open-air shopping centers bought in a $100 million deal between DLC Management Corp., a New York-based private real estate company, and DRA Advisors, a real estate investment adviser. The 380,479-square-foot Cornerstar in south Aurora is anchored by Target, Marshalls, HomeGoods, 24 Hour Fitness, Nike and Ulta. DLC said it plans to add a specialty grocery to the anchor spot previously occupied by the grocer Sprouts Farmer Market. DLC bought Cornerstar from ShopCore…

On-prem data centers are hanging in, but cloud capacity is growing much faster

In 2017, on-prem data centers accounted for nearly 60% of capacity. By 2027, Synergy Research is projecting that number will be cut in half, but that data doesn’t tell the whole story. New research from Synergy finds that on-prem data center growth is actually hanging in, but over the next five years, growth will remain essentially unchanged. At the same time, hyperscale data centers operated by the largest cloud companies will continue to grow at a hefty rate. It’s not exactly a death knell for…

Google Earned Millions Showing Ads for Anti-Abortion Centers

Google has received an estimated $10.2 million over the past two years for promoting misleading anti-abortion centers in its search results, according to a new report from the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The analysis highlights how the internet’s biggest search provider tacitly profits off of advertisements that can harm users.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AI Often called “crisis pregnancy centers” these anti-abortion facilities tend to pose as medical clinics.

Teens Rarely Receive Proven Lifesaving Addiction Medication in U.S. Treatment Centers

Despite a record-setting number of overdose deaths nationwide in 2022, a new study from Oregon Health & Science University finds that only one in four adolescent residential treatment centers nationwide provides buprenorphine, a proven medication to treat opioid use disorder. “It’s hard to imagine getting adolescents with opioid use disorder off fentanyl without buprenorphine,” says co-author Todd Korthuis, M.D., M.P.H., head of addiction medicine at OHSU. Credit: Oregon Health & Science UniversityA new study…

Singapore heats up data centers with operating standards for tropical climates

By increasing the operating temperatures, Digital Realty was able to cut its total energy consumption in the two data halls by 2% to 3% during the trial period, according to IMDA. Trials also have commerced at a government data center as part of its sustainability efforts. The facility is operated by Government Technology Agency, which is the public sector's CIO office. The ability to sustainably run such infrastructures is critical as Singapore looks to boost its connectivity and compute capacities to support emerging

Even in California, anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ seem to be untouchable

ROSEVILLE, Calif. —  At Sierra Pregnancy and Health, Executive Director Cary Wilcox beams with pride holding a plastic model of what will soon be a new mobile clinic thanks to a flood of donations after its “biggest year ever.”Outside the nondescript nonprofit just 20 miles from the California capital, a sign advertises “abortion pill reversal” — a practice involving the hormone progesterone that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists deems “unethical” and “not supported by science.”The facility is…

Group demands halt to truck-heavy distribution centers in Jefferson County

Two years after an Arvada neighborhood rose up to stop retail giant Amazon from building a distribution center in its midst, another set of neighbors a mile away is hoping for a similar outcome in their battle to derail a proposed 512,000-square-foot warehouse complex. But success is far from assured for McIntyre Neighbors United, a group of 18 homeowner associations that calls for residents to stand “shoulder to shoulder” against the development at 5950 McIntyre St. The developer is different, the project is different…

Today’s Headlines: Lead-tainted water at child-care centers

Hello, it’s Thursday, May 18, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:TOP STORIES 1 in 4 California child-care centers have high lead levels in drinking waterNearly 1,700 licensed child-care facilities across the state were found to have levels of lead that exceeded the amount allowable for babies, toddlers and young children, according to lead test results recently released by the Department of Social Services. One facility in San Diego had 11,300 parts per billion (ppb) at the time of testing, well above the…