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MIT Technology Review

• In a further blow to the China Initiative, prosecutors move to dismiss a high-profile case
  On Friday, federal prosecutors recommended that the US Department of Justice dismiss all three charges against MIT nanotechnology professor Gang Chen, ending a two-year ordeal stemming from accusations that he hid funding from Chinese entities on grant disclosure forms.  Chen had pleaded not guilty to all charges, while his employer had indicated that the funding…
• Ahead in the cloud: Cloud, technology, and leadership with Debbie Taylor from NBN
  Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Debbie Taylor, chief information officer at NBN Australia, discusses how NBN is bridging the digital divide in Australia. The discussion also covers Taylor’s leadership story and NBN’s journey to the cloud. Click here to continue.
• Cloud technologies help corporations achieve carbon neutrality
  The past two years of pandemic-related challenges have accelerated the adoption of cloud across industry at an unprecedented rate. This increased investment in cloud can serve to reinvigorate sustainability goals and provide the ability to measure the impact of an investment. The consequences of climate change are no longer theoretical, and corporate leaders are taking…
• The radical intervention that might save the “doomsday” glacier
  In December, researchers reported that huge and growing cracks have formed in the eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier, a Florida-size mass of ice that stretches 75 miles across western Antarctica. They warned that the floating tongue of the glacier—which acts as a brace to prop up the Thwaites—could snap off into the ocean…