Indian Organizations can Cut Carbon Emissions by 80 Percent by Moving to Cloud
Indian companies and public sector organizations that have migrated computing workloads from on-premises data centres to cloud infrastructure could expect to reduce their energy use and associated carbon footprint by nearly 80 percent, according to a new report.
Amazon Web Services announced findings of the Carbon Reduction Opportunity of Moving to the Cloud for APAC report by 451 Research.
The report found organizations that have moved certain workloads to the cloud can reduce their carbon footprint significantly. 451 Research estimated that if 25 percent of the 1,200 largest publicly traded businesses in India put one megawatt (MW) of compute workload into the cloud, powered by renewable energy, it would save the equivalent of a year’s worth of emissions from 1,60,000 Indian households.
Apple to Roll out Child Abuse Photo Checking System on Country-by-Country Basis
Apple has revealed plans to roll out a system for checking photos for child abuse imagery on a country-by-country basis, depending on local laws. Apple said it would implement a system that screens photos for such images before they are uploaded from iPhones in the United States to its iCloud storage.
Child safety groups praised Apple as it joined Facebook, Microsoft, and Google in taking such measures.
The company said nuances in its system, such as ‘safety vouchers’ passed from the iPhone to Apple’s servers that do not contain useful data, will protect Apple from government pressure to identify material other than child abuse images.
Apple has a human review process that acts as a backstop against government abuse, it added. The company will not pass reports from its photo checking system to law enforcement if the review finds no child abuse imagery.
Foxconn Enters Semiconductor Market with 6-Inch Wafer Fab Acquisition
Macronix International, an integrated device designer and manufacturer in Non-Volatile Memory (NVM), and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer, have signed an Asset Transaction Agreement for the sales of Macronix’s 6-inch wafer fab and equipment in Hsinchu Science Park to Foxconn for NT$2.52 billion. The transaction is expected to be closed by the end of 2021.
The acquisition of the 6-inch wafer fab in Hsinchu Science Park officially signals Foxconn’s entry into the manufacture and development of wide band gap semiconductors, especially SiC, paving the way for a long-term commitment to semiconductor development. The manufacturing of SiC is in line with Foxconn’s 3+3 strategy (EV, digital health, Robotics + AI, semiconductor, advanced communication).
