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3 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Will Wade |Shoko Oda

Advertisement 1Meta Platforms Inc.’s flashy deal this week for nuclear power was just the latest sign of the technology industry’s need for more energy — and fast. And while the top US reactor companies are eager to sign more contracts, the big question remains: Will new generation come online quickly enough? Article content(Bloomberg) — Meta Platforms Inc.’s flashy deal this week for nuclear power was just the latest sign of the technology industry’s need for more energy — and fast.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Will Wade |Shoko Oda

The Clinton Power Station in Illinois, US. (Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc.’s flashy deal this week for nuclear power was just the latest sign of the technology industry’s need for more energy — and fast. And while the top US reactor companies are eager to sign more contracts, the big question remains: Will new generation come online quickly enough? Data-center demand is rapidly disrupting the power grid as tech companies clamor for electricity to run artificial intelligence.

3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Will Wade |Shoko Oda

Meta Platforms Inc.’s flashy deal this week for nuclear power was just the latest sign of the technology industry’s need for more energy — and fast. And while the top US reactor companies are eager to sign more contracts, the big question remains: Will new generation come online quickly enough? Data-center demand is rapidly disrupting the power grid as tech companies clamor for electricity to run artificial intelligence.

3 weeks ago | business-standard.com | Shoko Oda |Yui Hasebe |Aaron Clark

Tougher rules being enforced in Japan will see employers fined if they fail to take adequate precautions to protect workers from extreme temperatures. The revised legislation, which came into effect June 1, is a rare global example of a national-level policy on heat safety for employees, and comes after 30 workplace deaths and roughly 1,200 injuries last year associated with high temperatures, according to health ministry data. Most of those affected worked in construction or manufacturing.

3 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Shoko Oda |Yui Hasebe |Aaron Clark

Tougher rules being enforced in Japan will see employers fined if they fail to take adequate precautions to protect workers from extreme temperatures. The revised legislation, which came into effect on Sunday, is a rare global example of a national-level policy on heat safety for employees, and comes after 30 workplace deaths and roughly 1,200 injuries last year associated with high temperatures, according to health ministry data. Most of those affected worked in construction or manufacturing.