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- Google expanding global infrastructure with new GCP regions and subsea cables https://www.blog.google/topics/google-cloud/expanding-our-global-infrastructure-new-regions-and-subsea-cables/ 2 comments
- Torservers.net: Professional Global Tor infrastructure https://mailman.stanford.edu/pipermail/liberationtech/2013-June/008718.html 24 comments
- China promises global infrastructure initiative will be ‘green’ and corruption-free | Xi Jinping has promised to set high standards for Beijing’s sweeping infrastructure-building initiative as fellow leaders praised the effort despite worries it is saddling some countries with too much debt https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/china-promises-global-infrastructure-initiative-will-be-green-and-corruption-free 6 comments worldnews
- Desert dunes naturally evolve and move with the wind. But in some areas global warming could increase the threats dunes pose to ecosystems and infrastructure such as train lines and roads. Some dune fields and sand seas will move faster & even expand as wind patterns shift because of climate change. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01507-1 11 comments science
- G7 touts $600 bn global infrastructure plan to rival China https://www.rfi.fr/en/business-and-tech/20220626-g7-touts-600-bn-global-infrastructure-plan-to-rival-china 47 comments worldnews
- 1.7 billion people globally are unbanked. Main reasons: 1) developing nations, lack of banking/tech infrastructure 2) lack of trust in the banking industry. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246963/unbanked-population-in-selected-countries/ 51 comments cryptocurrency
- EU unveils 'Global Gateway ' €300 billion global infrastructure plan | The EU has called the plan a "road map for investment" in the developing world. It is seen as an eventual alternative to China's "Belt and Road" global infrastructure strategy https://www.dw.com/en/eu-unveils-global-gateway-300-billion-global-infrastructure-plan/a-59986009?maca=en-rss-en-world-4025-rdf 4 comments europe
- MoonPay, a payment infrastructure provider for crypto companies, has raised $555 million in an all-equity Series A round led by Coatue and Tiger Global that values the firm at $3.4 billion. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/22/payments-infrastructure-firm-moonpay-raises-555m-at-a-34b-valuation/ 3 comments cryptocurrency
- Biden aims to counter China's global infrastructure project with new G7 initiative https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/12/politics/joe-biden-china-infrastructure/index.html 14 comments politics
- EU and India plan global infrastructure deal https://www.ft.com/content/2e612c38-aba9-426a-9697-78e11ab1c697?segmentid=3f81fe28-ba5d-8a93-616e-4859191fabd8 68 comments europe
- Biden targets global corporations to fund landmark infrastructure plan https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/biden-infrastructure-plan-to-raise-taxes-on-global-corporations.html 4 comments politics
- Just four titans share almost two thirds of global cloud infrastructure spend, with AWS and Microsoft dominant, Google and Alibaba playing catchup https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/04/clouds_canalys/ 6 comments technology
- RESEARCH: What Bitcoin infrastructure is needed to achieve global scale? https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/koi5jz/research_what_bitcoin_infrastructure_is_needed_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share 3 comments btc
- The nations that have signed agreements to stabilize the global mean temperature by 2050 will fail to meet their goals unless existing fossil fuel-burning infrastructure around the world is retired early, according to a study https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/uoc--ce062819.php 5 comments science
- Goldman Sees $16 Trillion Opening as Renewables Pass Oil and Gas. Spending on renewable power is set to overtake oil and gas drilling for next year - affords a $16T investment opportunity through 2030. Could drive $1-$2T a year in infrastructure investment and create 15-20 million jobs globally. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-17/goldman-sees-16-trillion-opening-as-renewables-pass-oil-and-gas 11 comments energy
- Rhodes: Obama left Trump a 'global health infrastructure' https://www.msnbc.com/david-gura/watch/rhodes-obama-left-trump-a-global-health-infrastructure-80672325529 429 comments politics
- Climate crisis: Plan to dam entire North Sea could protect millions from rising oceans - Global failure to tackle emissions may mean ‘extreme’ infrastructure project is needed to save cities from submersion, scientists warn https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-crisis-north-sea-dam-uk-norway-sea-level-rise-flooding-emissions-a9333136.html 5 comments worldnews
- Global efforts to stop climate change are too little too late, report concludes | The solutions prescribed to stave off climate change aren’t on track to work, concludes new research that suggests a focus on building infrastructure to protect communities and planting trees https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/global-efforts-to-stop-climate-change-are-too-little-too-late-calgary-report-concludes 347 comments worldnews
- The nations that have signed agreements to stabilize the global mean temperature by 2050 will fail to meet their goals unless existing fossil fuel-burning infrastructure around the world is retired early, according to a study https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/uoc--ce062819.php 184 comments science
- How the West Surrendered Global Infrastructure Development to China https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2018-05-21/beijings-building-boom 9 comments geopolitics
- China's debt-trap diplomacy reaches the Philippines, which is likely to accept Chinese loans 1,100% more expensive than other options. Loan is part of a diplomacy in which China targets infrastructure projects in poorer countries, as it has done to establish its global Belt and Road initiative. http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-debt-trap-diplomacy-hits-philippines-with-exorbitant-loans-2018-3 8 comments worldnews
- Bitcoin Cash mining has taken 25.23% of the legacy chain global infrastructure hashing power https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/6v182z/bitcoin_cash_mining_has_taken_2523_of_the_legacy/ 26 comments btc
- The EU has dealt a blow to Chinese president Xi Jinping’s bid to lead a global infrastructure revolution, after its members refused to endorse part of the multibillion-dollar plan because it did not include commitments to social and environmental sustainability and transparency. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/15/eu-china-summit-bejing-xi-jinping-belt-and-road 4 comments worldnews
- Arresting Global Warming Doesn’t Mean More Money, Top Panel Says - “We can invest the $90 trillion in the dirty unsustainable infrastructure of the past or leap forward into the clean and efficient infrastructure of the future,” Calderon said http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-06/arresting-global-warming-doesn-t-mean-more-money-top-panel-says 14 comments worldnews
- So Hillary's plan to defeat global terrorism is to destroy a population and destroy a country's infrastructure. https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/hillary-clinton-just-outlined-plan-defeat-isis-and-global-terror-3-things-you-need-know/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=20151117feed_3things 4 comments politics
- Shell halts Carmon Creek oil sands project in Alberta, Canada: Tar sands site had been slated to produce 80,000 barrels a day but lower global prices, cost-cutting and lack of infrastructure contribute to shelving http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/28/shell-halts-carmon-creek-oil-sands-project-in-alberta-canada 4 comments worldnews
- Global Public Key Infrastructure for SSH, based on blockchain technology! http://emercoin.com/emercoin_and_openssh 9 comments programming
- "Apple Pay is the culmination of a juggernaut work-in-progress. This is not simply revolutionizing the credit card; this is revolutionizing the global credit infrastructure. Put simply, this is iTunes partnering with record labels to bring down CDs all over again." http://acceptingpayments.quora.com/how-applepay-contributed-to-a-massive-shift-at-national-retail-stores?srid=hikk&share=1 179 comments apple
- If Obama went Bulworth, here’s what he’d say -- "But now he’s obsessed with Benghazi. And not even Benghazi. The Benghazi talking points. Are you kidding me? He’s not obsessed with global warming or unemployment or rebuilding our infrastructure." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/16/if-obama-went-bulworth-heres-what-hed-say/ 6 comments politics
- $2 trillion needed for U.S. infrastructure: The United States is falling dramatically behind much of the world in rebuilding and expanding an overloaded and deteriorating transportation network it needs to remain competitive in the global marketplace. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/study-2-trillion-needed-for-us-infrastructure/2011/05/16/afyppb5g_story.html 8 comments politics
- Corporations have made themselves rich from our national ability to provide them global security, and our first rate infrastructure, which we paid for from our own taxes. Now they are made rich and spread globally, they do not want to pay to restore America. These corporations are TRAITORS. http://crooksandliars.com/2008/09/19/paying-taxes-is-patriotic 9 comments politics
- Rise Of The Plant Destroyer | Pandemics aren’t just for humans — they can sweep through the plant world too. As the planet warms, devastating diseases are being carried to new lands by the infrastructure of global capitalism, wreaking havoc on undefended crops and ecosystems. https://www.noemamag.com/rise-of-the-plant-destroyer/ 4 comments truereddit
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Omits Big Climate Measures: Democrats hope to include climate and clean energy in a second bill. It could be Biden’s last chance to pass major global warming legislation. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/climate/biden-climate-infrastructure.html 48 comments politics
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Omits Big Climate Measures: Democrats hope to include climate and clean energy in a second bill. It could be Biden’s last chance to pass major global warming legislation. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/climate/biden-climate-infrastructure.html 12 comments climate
- World must invest $1.8 trillion in mangroves, early warning systems and infrastructure to hold back climate change - Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier price later, a global commission warned Tuesday. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/10/world-must-invest-18-trillion-mangroves-early-warning-systems/ 159 comments worldnews
- "If you are upset about the direction things are going in, I hope you don't just sit around and be upset, but you feel urgent about building the long term infrastructure that needs to get built" -Zuckerberg speaks out in support of continued globalization http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38998884 7 comments politics
- Experts believe China is practicing for a global internet "blackout" due the recent rise in cyberattacks, especially attacking internet infrastructure sites and highly trafficked including Dyn, Amazon, PayPal, and Verisign http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/someone-is-practicing-for-a-global-blackout-of-the-internet-expert-says/ 14 comments worldnews
- Tony Abott invites Narendra Modi to share vision for accelerating global growth in G20: Prime Minister Abbott also sought the Indian PM’s support for Australia’s infrastructure initiatives http://www.livemint.com/politics/zkazslmjk0ok9ogjie23bl/tony-abbot-calls-narendra-modi-to-discuss-agenda-for-g20.html 3 comments worldnews
- The Great American Working Class U-Turn | Why didn’t we share the gains from globalization and technological advances more broadly? Why didn’t we invest them in superb schools, higher skills, a world-class infrastructure? http://robertreich.org/post/78784064729 18 comments politics
- The Government has been accused of trying to bury a major report about the potential dangers of global warming to Britain – including the doubling of the deaths during heatwaves, a “significant risk” to supplies of food and the prospect of infrastructure damage from flooding. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-risk-assessment-global-warming-government-accused-burying-report-a7540726.html 6 comments worldnews