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IT spending set to grow 8% in 2024
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Routine malaria vaccinations get underway in Africa
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WhatsApp and its role in elections
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Digital twins could be key to using old mines for clean energy
Mark Swinnerton aims to fight climate change by transforming abandoned mines into storage tanks of renewable energy. The CEO of startup Green Gravity is prototyping his ambitious vision in a warehouse 60 miles south of Sydney, Australia, and simulating it in Nvidia...
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