Scotland to be powered completely by renewable energy before the end of the year
Scotland has announced that it will be switching to using 100% renewable energy before the end of the year, just in time to host the 2020 climate summit. The country is shutting down all of its fossil fuel power plants and is putting much more focus on wind power and some other renewable sources.
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Apple will donate 10 million masks
Apple will donate 10 million masks
Apple CEO Time Cook said in a tweet that we have been able to source 10 million masks for the US and plans to donate millions more for the hardest-hit regions in Europe. Apple’s operation teams are helping to find and purchase masks from the company's supply chain in coordination with governments around the world. Apple has joined other tech companies like Tesla in raising healthcare facilities across the US
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Health tech startup Kry launches free video consultation service
A Swedish health tech startup called Kry has launched a free service that will let doctors perform video consultations amid the coronavirus crisis. The web-based platform, called Care Connect by Kry, will not require doctors to have a Kry account to avail the free service, and consultations will be protected with encryption. The service is launching soon in Europe with support for 10 languages.
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Disney+ launches in Europe using 25% lower bandwidth
Disney+ has launched in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland, and will be coming to the rest of Europe soon. The service will launch in France on April 7th and has been forced to use 25% lower bandwidth in order to put less strain on broadband networks.
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Microsoft Teams crashes as Europe works at home
Microsoft's chat and communications software, Team, crashed for European users due to the load caused by most European businesses encouraging employees to work from home, and schools utilizing the service for online classes. Users experienced trouble signing in and sending messages, with the problem being resolved by Microsoft in about two hours.
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