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VANRATH Tech Roundup - 5th November 2021
- Publish Date: Posted over 2 years ago
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Facebook's metaverse plans labelled as 'dystopian' and 'a bad idea'
One of Facebook's earliest investors has labelled the social media giant's plans for a metaverse as "dystopian".
Meta, as Facebook is now known, is investing billions in the project.
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Derry/Londonderry to have entirely zero-emission urban bus fleet by 2023
Announcing £30 million of funding for 38 battery powered vehicles on Wednesday, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon said it will make Derry/Londonderry one of the first cities in Ireland and Britain to have a fully zero-emission bus fleet when they go into service in 2023.
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Facebook's facial recognition system will be shut down and faceprints will be deleted for over a billion people, the social media giant has announced.
The technology automatically identifies users in pictures and videos but Facebook has decided to remove it, citing increased concerns about its use.
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COP26: Leaders agree global plan to boost green technology
More than 40 world leaders say they will work together to turbo-charge the uptake of clean technologies by imposing worldwide standards and policies.
The announcement will be made at the climate summit COP26 in Glasgow on Tuesday.
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Green energy: Heating NI homes without fossil fuels
Fifty years after the last coal mine closed in Northern Ireland, fossil fuel is still powering most of our homes.
But a pilot scheme in County Fermanagh is trying out new, environmentally-friendly technology. The initiative involves six Housing Executive homes in Lisnaskea.