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The US’s third-largest utility will shut down 55% of its coal fleet by 2030

Atlanta-based Southern Co., the US’s third-largest utility, will terminate around 55% of its coal fleet by 2030. Southern Co. is working toward achieving net zero by 2050. Coal shutdowns in Georgia and Alabama Units at the US’s two largest coal-fired plants will be closed. That means around 3,000 MW of coal will be removed in Georgia. Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., plans to…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla (TSLA) maintains extremely strong electric vehicle output in China

Tesla’s numbers in China are out today, and the automaker has managed to maintain its impressive output with over 54,000 electric vehicles last month. China is the world’s largest car market and also the world’s largest electric vehicle market by volume. As the world’s EV leader, it is also an important market for Tesla. That’s even more true now that Gigafactory Shanghai has become…
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GamingNews

Zynga’s Q3 2021 bookings of $668M are up 6% from a year ago

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting strong bookings and revenues in the third quarter that ended September 30 thanks to the performance of games including Rollic’s hypercasual titles and strong ad revenue. While Zynga beat profit and bookings targets for the…
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GamingNews

Roblox bookings grow 28% to $637.8M for Q3 2021

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 were $637.8 million, up 28% from the…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI Weekly: Corporate AI labs’ turn toward commercial research highlights need for investment in basic science

Google’s parent company Alphabet last week launched a subsidiary focused on AI-powered drug discovery called Isomorphic Labs. Helmed by Demis Hassabis, the cofounder of DeepMind, Isomorphic will use AI to identify disease treatments that have thus far eluded researchers, according to a blog post. “Isomorphic Labs [is] a commercial venture with the mission to reimagine the entire drug discovery…
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