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Google's data centers use as much water as 41 golf courses. Here are the 10 thirstiest

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Last year, Google (GOOGL) said it was no longer on track to meet its climate goals by the end of the decade. The company’s environmental report for 2024 showed its carbon emissions have risen by 48% since 2019 — mostly due to energy consumption by data centers and supply chain emissions.

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Google Maps now calls the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America instead

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Google Maps (GOOGL) has updated the name for the “Gulf Of Mexico,” now calling it the “Gulf of America” following President Donald Trump’sorder changing the name recognized by the U.S. government.

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The 'Magnificent Seven' era is ending, says the Bank of America strategist who named it

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The man who coined the term “Magnificent Seven,” which refers to seven high-performing tech stocks — Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), and Tesla (TSLA) — now believes its golden era is about to end, and that’s due to the AI battle driven by DeepSeek.

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Google, Apple, and AMD drag the Nasdaq down as Big Tech's market woes continue

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The Nasdaq and other major stock market indexes dipped in premarket trading Wednesday after underwhelming earnings reports from Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Other tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), and Tesla (TSLA) were also in the red.

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