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592 gigawatts of installed solar energy capacity are projected by the end of 2024

592 gigawatts of installed solar energy capacity are projected by the end of 2024

Bloomberg NEF, the research firm on raw materials and technologies for the energy transition, presented its outlook for the global photovoltaic industry for this and the coming years. The global projection to close 2024 is 592 gigawatts of solar energy panel installation capacity, which means 33% more than what was recorded in 2023. They explain ...

Musk's X bows to EU data protection demands for its Grok AI

Musk’s X bows to EU data protection demands for its Grok AI

Elon Musk’s Social Network X has agreed to stop processing the personal information of European users to train its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, bowing to the demands of European Union regulators. The Irish Data Protection Commission announced on Wednesday the company’s commitment to delete personal data of EU users contained in public posts on its ...

Petrobras enters the global market for the first time in 2024 with the sale of bonds until 2035

Petrobras enters the global market for the first time in 2024 with the sale of bonds until 2035

State-owned Petroleo Brasileiro will return to global debt markets for the first time since last yearjoining a wave of sales by other emerging market companies and governments. Petrobras will issue dollar-denominated bonds maturing in 2035, according to sources familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak ...

Kamala Harris proposes a $50,000 tax deduction for small businesses

Kamala Harris proposes a $50,000 tax deduction for small businesses

Harris aims to contrast her opponent, Donald Trump, with a broad economic strategy The Vice President Kamala Harris will propose on Wednesday a tax deduction of up to 50,000 dollars for new small businessesa tax relief ten times higher than the existing one and its latest economic policy aimed at winning over the Americans middle ...

Israeli labor court orders end to general strike calling for ceasefire

Israeli labor court orders end to general strike calling for ceasefire

Israel’s Labor Court in Tel Aviv has ruled that the general strike that has paralyzed much of the country’s economy must end at 2:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT), according to court documents seen by Reuters. Israel’s main union had launched a general strike on Monday to put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to ...

Bill Ackman warned that X ban will make Brazil an uninvestable market

Bill Ackman warned that X ban will make Brazil an uninvestable market

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman has joined critics of a court order to suspend Elon Musk’s X in Brazil, saying The ruling will likely scare away investors and hurt the country. On Friday, Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered Internet service providers in Brazil to block their users from accessing Xafter the social media ...

López Obrador said that the IMSS-Bienestar surpasses the Danish health system

López Obrador said that the IMSS-Bienestar surpasses the Danish health system

During his last state of government address, López Obrador presented a summary of the achievements and progress made during his term, covering key areas such as health, security, energy and infrastructure. Obrador highlighted the success of the public health system implemented under his administration, known as IMSS-Bienestar. The president said that this system has not ...

Tighter controls in Darien have reduced the number of migrants passing through there

Tighter controls in Darien have reduced the number of migrants passing through there

The number of migrants crossing the jungles of Colombia and Panama on their way to the United States has decreased in recent weeks, which could indicate a further decline in new arrivals at the southern border. The tightening of controls imposed by the new president of Panama and the closure of borders after the controversial ...

Pope Francis warns of climate change and says the Earth is "sick"

Pope Francis warns of climate change and says the Earth is “sick”

Pope Francis on Friday urged people around the world to do better to protect the environment, ahead of a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia next week where the pontiff is expected to urge global action on climate change. “If we took the temperature of the planet, it would tell us that the Earth has a ...