Ireland to ban petrol and diesel car registration by 2030
The Irish government has announced that it will make the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 in order to reduce the total pollution in the country. The government hopes that a third of all cars on the road in the country will be electric by 2030. They hope the area will be carbon neutral by 2050.
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Irish contact-tracing app COVID Tracker in demand
Ireland launched its contact-tracing app, COVID Tracker on July 7 and the app got nearly 1.3 million downloads in the first week of its launch. The app has been so successful that officials from other countries, including the US, want to use it. On July 20, NearForm (Company behind the app) and Ireland's health authority donated the code to an open-source project called the Linux Foundation Public Health Initiative
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Apple wins an appeal to overturn Ireland’s 13 billion euros tax
Apple has been told it will not have to pay Ireland €13bn in back taxes after winning an appeal at the European Union's second-highest court. It follows a record ruling by the European Commission against the US tech giant in 2016. The EU's General Court said it had annulled that decision because the Commission had not proven Apple had broken competition rules
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UK bans Huawei, asked companies to remove existing Huawei equipment
In an official announcement on Tuesday, The United Kingdom has banned Huawei from its 5G telecom network, reversing a January decision to allow the embattled Chinese tech company a limited role in building the country's super-fast wireless infrastructure. Operators such as BT and Vodafone have been given until 2027 to remove existing Huawei equipment from their 5G networks
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This startup has raised $19.1 million for its environment-friendly coolers
Vericool, a California based startup, has managed to raise a whopping $19.1 million in funding for its new coolers that are made entirely of plant-based materials. The company hopes to replace plastic coolers with a much greener alternative and has a great track record when it comes to innovation and social justice.
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