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Google to invest $9.5 billion in US offices and data centers this year

Jennifer Korn, CNN Business — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:38:50 +0000

(CNN) — Google on Wednesday said it plans to invest $9.5 billion in US offices and data centers around the country this year, up from more than $7 billion in 2021. The big bet on office space comes as Google is embracing a hybrid work model. The Alphabet-owned company has called for many of its employees

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TikTok to strengthen policies vs. hoaxes, dangerous challenges

Jennifer Korn, CNN Business — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:14:26 +0000

(CNN) — TikTok announced Tuesday that it will strengthen efforts to regulate dangerous content, including harmful hoaxes and content that promotes eating disorders and hateful ideologies. The platform plans to use creators to spread awareness of negative hoaxes, broaden the scope of banned eating disorder content and add clarity on prohibited speech and behaviors. The

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Alice, the first all-electric passenger airplane, prepares to fly

Jennifer Korn, CNN Business — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:13:09 +0000

(CNN) — The world’s first all-electric passenger aircraft is preparing to take flight. The Alice, a plane developed by Israeli company Eviation, went through engine testing last week at Arlington Municipal Airport north of Seattle. According to Eviation CEO Omer Bar-Yohay, the Alice is just weeks away from its first flight. With battery technology similar

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