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...chipmaker SK Hynix has chosen the state of Indiana for a cutting-edge facility in the US that will give a major boost to the Biden administration’s efforts to bring more of the AI chip supply chain on to home soil...
...“TikTok has taken unprecedented steps to build trust by securing US user data and systems on US soil, and we’re confident that our efforts address all national security concerns,” said TikTok....
...Cover crops and increased organic matter create deeper, more extensive root systems. These help water drain when there is too much and allow it to be stored when there is too little....
...Many AFR100 restoration projects involved adding trees to existing croplands to improve soil fertility, increase water retention and reduce topsoil erosion, the institute added....
...Nature does need money and more protection, but we’ve never met the need commensurate with the value of the constant labour that it performs — such as water retention and filtration, soil retention by trees...
...Adobe’s trial of its image-generating AI showed that it increased customer retention and encouraged more people to try its services, Greenfield said....
...By taking vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and storing it, natural systems such as soils, forests, grasslands and oceans act as “carbon sinks” that are essential to stabilising the world’s climate...
...I was at [the World Economic Forum in] Davos earlier this year, and I was going to panels with bankers talking about soil and its carbon retention capabilities!...
...Peat became popular in horticulture in the mid-20th century — traditionally plants were grown in a mixture of soil, sand and charcoal — but it has become the default for most growers, since its water-retention...
...The California Public Employees’ Retirement System and Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec have also filed a petition that is up for a vote tomorrow, demanding Berkshire publish a climate report....
...Companies hiring refugees were often rewarded with an unusually high rate of employee retention, Janakiram said. “This is not an act of charity,” he said....
...It should not be so hard to get document retention right....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on July 15 ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...“The volume of data that [hotels] have is legend, therefore their data retention procedures need to be really up to scratch,” stresses Fedelma Good, co-lead of PwC’s data protection practice....
...This friable soil added to the compost (about one-third soil to two-thirds compost) helps both water retention and fertility....
...One thing to start: Amazon has announced a 20-for-1 stock split and a share buyback of up to $10bn, in an effort to boost its stock price in the face of heavy operating costs and concerns over staff retention...
...This comes just halfway through 50 years of “one country, two systems” autonomy promised by the Chinese government in 1997. Hong Kong’s tide has clearly turned, he told me this week....
...After that experience, Bullard said, most carriers invested more into strengthening their systems and networks. That has paid off this festive season....
...They have planted agaves over 120 hectares using a historic terracing system to create water and soil retention....
...Understanding such complexities within organisations “might help us design less simplistic approaches to ethics — and social and environmental responsibility”, Alison Taylor at NYU Stern’s Ethical Systems...
...“The message is: don’t speak up about it, don’t internationalise it without FSB prior approval and, especially, localise your clients’ data on Russian soil.”...
...We weren’t happy with the quality of our fruit, and realised we were getting to the end of a system....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on February 16 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Back then, the US telecoms industry was transitioning from a government-backed monopoly into a competitive business with the break-up of the Bell System....
...The current system of agriculture is at risk,” he warned....
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