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Just How Much of an Environmental Impact Does Watching Netflix Have? The Pebble Browser Extension Gives You the Hard Truth
- Monday September 18, 2023
- Written by Ali Pardiwala
In a world increasingly focused on environmental sustainability and carbon neutrality, the Pebble browser extension helps you monitor just how much impact your browsing sessions have on the environment, by breaking down your digital carbon footprint into figures and data that you can relate to.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Apple to Use Only Recycled Cobalt in Batteries by 2025 in Bid to Become Carbon Neutral
- Thursday April 13, 2023
- Reuters
Apple said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google, Apple, Meta, Netflix May Have to Pay Network Costs as EU Launches Telecom Sector Consultation
- Thursday February 23, 2023
- Reuters
The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe's telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet's Google, Apple, Meta Platform and Netflix to pay some network costs.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Twitter Neutrality Called Into Question as Elon Musk Posts Partisan Tweets Ahead of US Midterm Elections
- Tuesday November 8, 2022
- Associated Press
Elon Musk appealed to “independent-minded voters” to vote for the Republican party on Monday, ahead of the US midterm elections that are scheduled to take place on Tuesday. The world's richest man has stepped into the political debate that many tech executives have stayed out of, to prevent their platforms from appearing to favour one party ove...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Says Decade-Old Demand for Shared Network Costs by EU Telecom Operators is Bad for Consumers
- Monday September 26, 2022
- Reuters
Google has stated that European telecom operators' demand to get Big Tech to help fund network costs was a ten-year-old idea and was bad for consumers. EU operators like Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and others have long complained that tech giants use a huge part of internet traffic on their networks and should contribute financially. Googl...
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Big Tech May Have to Share Europe Network Costs Amid Pressure From EU Countries, Reveals Document
- Tuesday August 2, 2022
- Reuters
EU regulators are being pushed by France, Italy and Spain to draft a legislation ensuring Big Tech firms partly finance telecoms infrastructure in the bloc, reveals a document. In May, Eu regulators were analysing whether Alphabet's Google, Meta and Netflix should share the cost. However, digital rights activists fear that making Big Tech pay for n...
- www.gadgets360.com
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US Senators Said to Be Working on Bill to Restore Net Neutrality Rules
- Monday July 18, 2022
- Reuters
Two US Senate Democrats active in internet issues are said to be working on a bill to restore landmark "net neutrality" rules that would bar telecommunications companies from blocking or throttling traffic or offering paid fast lanes. Telecommunications companies, who are also major internet providers, have been battling net neutrality efforts for ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Enters Labour Neutrality Agreement With Union, to Activate Terms in 60 Days
- Tuesday June 14, 2022
- Reuters
Microsoft has agreed for a labour neutrality agreement with Communications Workers of America (CWA) to allow employees to make fair choice about union representation. The company President Brad Smith earlier said that Microsoft will not resist unionization efforts from its employees.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Indian IT Sector Growth Boom to End Due to Soaring Inflation, Supply Chain Issues, Predict JP Morgan Analysts
- Thursday May 19, 2022
- Reuters
JP Morgan analysts have downgraded Indian IT sector to ‘underweight’ as they predict it will face an end to growth boom enjoyed during the pandemic. Soaring inflation, supply chain issues and the hit from the Ukraine war has been listed down as some of the major reason for this fall.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Telecom Groups Dismiss Case Against California Net Neutrality Law
- Thursday May 5, 2022
- Associated Press
The law was signed by former Governor Jerry Brown after regulators during the Trump administration killed federal net neutrality rules designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major Internet providers from exploiting their dominance to favour certain services or apps over others.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Zomato Announces 100 Percent Plastic Neutral Deliveries From April 2022
- Friday April 22, 2022
- Press Trust of India
Zomato has announced 100 percent plastic neutral delivers from April 2022 and stated that it is important to promote biodegradable and other non-plastic alternatives.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Zomato, Swiggy to Face India Antitrust Probe Into the Apps’ Neutrality
- Tuesday April 5, 2022
- Reuters
India's antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation of food delivery companies Zomato and Swiggy over the companies' apps being "neutral" platforms, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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California Net Neutrality Law Will Not Be Blocked, US Appeal Court Says
- Saturday January 29, 2022
- Reuters
A US Court of Appeals upheld California's net neutrality law, saying a 2017 decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reverse federal Internet protections could not bar state action.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Net Neutrality: US Broadband Industry Accused in 'Fake' Comments on Rules
- Friday May 7, 2021
- Reuters
The broadband industry in 2017 funded a campaign that generated millions of fake comments to create the impression of grassroots opposition to net neutrality rules while the US Federal Communications Commission considered repealing the policy, New York state's attorney general said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Plans to Step Down January 20
- Tuesday December 1, 2020
- Reuters
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs, said he plans to leave the commission on January 20.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Just How Much of an Environmental Impact Does Watching Netflix Have? The Pebble Browser Extension Gives You the Hard Truth
- Monday September 18, 2023
- Written by Ali Pardiwala
In a world increasingly focused on environmental sustainability and carbon neutrality, the Pebble browser extension helps you monitor just how much impact your browsing sessions have on the environment, by breaking down your digital carbon footprint into figures and data that you can relate to.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Apple to Use Only Recycled Cobalt in Batteries by 2025 in Bid to Become Carbon Neutral
- Thursday April 13, 2023
- Reuters
Apple said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google, Apple, Meta, Netflix May Have to Pay Network Costs as EU Launches Telecom Sector Consultation
- Thursday February 23, 2023
- Reuters
The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe's telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet's Google, Apple, Meta Platform and Netflix to pay some network costs.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Twitter Neutrality Called Into Question as Elon Musk Posts Partisan Tweets Ahead of US Midterm Elections
- Tuesday November 8, 2022
- Associated Press
Elon Musk appealed to “independent-minded voters” to vote for the Republican party on Monday, ahead of the US midterm elections that are scheduled to take place on Tuesday. The world's richest man has stepped into the political debate that many tech executives have stayed out of, to prevent their platforms from appearing to favour one party ove...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Says Decade-Old Demand for Shared Network Costs by EU Telecom Operators is Bad for Consumers
- Monday September 26, 2022
- Reuters
Google has stated that European telecom operators' demand to get Big Tech to help fund network costs was a ten-year-old idea and was bad for consumers. EU operators like Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and others have long complained that tech giants use a huge part of internet traffic on their networks and should contribute financially. Googl...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Big Tech May Have to Share Europe Network Costs Amid Pressure From EU Countries, Reveals Document
- Tuesday August 2, 2022
- Reuters
EU regulators are being pushed by France, Italy and Spain to draft a legislation ensuring Big Tech firms partly finance telecoms infrastructure in the bloc, reveals a document. In May, Eu regulators were analysing whether Alphabet's Google, Meta and Netflix should share the cost. However, digital rights activists fear that making Big Tech pay for n...
- www.gadgets360.com
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US Senators Said to Be Working on Bill to Restore Net Neutrality Rules
- Monday July 18, 2022
- Reuters
Two US Senate Democrats active in internet issues are said to be working on a bill to restore landmark "net neutrality" rules that would bar telecommunications companies from blocking or throttling traffic or offering paid fast lanes. Telecommunications companies, who are also major internet providers, have been battling net neutrality efforts for ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Enters Labour Neutrality Agreement With Union, to Activate Terms in 60 Days
- Tuesday June 14, 2022
- Reuters
Microsoft has agreed for a labour neutrality agreement with Communications Workers of America (CWA) to allow employees to make fair choice about union representation. The company President Brad Smith earlier said that Microsoft will not resist unionization efforts from its employees.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Indian IT Sector Growth Boom to End Due to Soaring Inflation, Supply Chain Issues, Predict JP Morgan Analysts
- Thursday May 19, 2022
- Reuters
JP Morgan analysts have downgraded Indian IT sector to ‘underweight’ as they predict it will face an end to growth boom enjoyed during the pandemic. Soaring inflation, supply chain issues and the hit from the Ukraine war has been listed down as some of the major reason for this fall.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Telecom Groups Dismiss Case Against California Net Neutrality Law
- Thursday May 5, 2022
- Associated Press
The law was signed by former Governor Jerry Brown after regulators during the Trump administration killed federal net neutrality rules designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major Internet providers from exploiting their dominance to favour certain services or apps over others.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Zomato Announces 100 Percent Plastic Neutral Deliveries From April 2022
- Friday April 22, 2022
- Press Trust of India
Zomato has announced 100 percent plastic neutral delivers from April 2022 and stated that it is important to promote biodegradable and other non-plastic alternatives.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Zomato, Swiggy to Face India Antitrust Probe Into the Apps’ Neutrality
- Tuesday April 5, 2022
- Reuters
India's antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation of food delivery companies Zomato and Swiggy over the companies' apps being "neutral" platforms, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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California Net Neutrality Law Will Not Be Blocked, US Appeal Court Says
- Saturday January 29, 2022
- Reuters
A US Court of Appeals upheld California's net neutrality law, saying a 2017 decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reverse federal Internet protections could not bar state action.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Net Neutrality: US Broadband Industry Accused in 'Fake' Comments on Rules
- Friday May 7, 2021
- Reuters
The broadband industry in 2017 funded a campaign that generated millions of fake comments to create the impression of grassroots opposition to net neutrality rules while the US Federal Communications Commission considered repealing the policy, New York state's attorney general said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Plans to Step Down January 20
- Tuesday December 1, 2020
- Reuters
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs, said he plans to leave the commission on January 20.
- www.gadgets360.com