Thursday, June 09, 2022

Safety boosters make e-bikes even better

If Europe is to meet its ambitious environmental goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, more and more people will need to cycle to get around. With World Bicycle Day on June 3rd celebrating pedal power's undeniable benefits, we are curious to know what the bike and e-bike of the future might look like.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/safety-boosters-make-e-bikes-even-better

Energy communities bring renewable power to the people

Traditional energy production in advanced economies involves the importation of large amounts of oil and gas from a small number of suppliers. Renewable energy systems under new community ownership structures are being pioneered all over the Europe. The goal is to develop cheap, clean and secure energy by bringing power generation closer to the people who will use it.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/energy-communities-bring-renewable-power-to-the-people

Keeping web-browsing data safe from hackers

Malicious agents can use machine learning to launch powerful attacks that steal information in ways that are tough to prevent and often even more difficult to study.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/keeping-web-browsing-data-safe-from-hackers

Zuckerberg staying at Meta helm for years 'makes sense': Clegg

Mark Zuckerberg's presence at the helm of Facebook parent Meta for "many, many years" would be perfectly natural, his global affairs director has told AFP, even as the founders of many tech companies hand off to fresh blood.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/zuckerberg-staying-at-meta-helm-for-years-makes-sense-clegg

FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids' data privacy online

The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard children's privacy online.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/ftc-chair-khan-plans-key-work-on-kids-data-privacy-online

PG&E pledges net-zero emissions by 2040, will keep using gas

The nation's largest utility on Wednesday outlined a multi-decade plan that aims to more rapidly reduce to zero its net greenhouse gas emissions while still using natural gas to produce power.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/pg-e-pledges-net-zero-emissions-by-2040-will-keep-using-gas