FTC drops antitrust case against Qualcomm

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday gave up on its antitrust case against Qualcomm, dropping it rather than asking the Supreme Court to weigh in. In a statement, Acting FTC Chairwoman…

An equitable and reliable solar power grid for farmers

By Praveen Jain, IEEE Medal in Power Engineering recipient Born in rural India and being at the global forefront of technology over the past 40 years, I can say with certainty that farmers in many countries are not seeing the true benefits…

Free Software Foundation leaders and supporters desert sinking ship

When the Free Software Foundation (FSF) allowed disgraced founder Richard M. Stallman (RMS) to rejoin its board, the FSF board members clearly had no idea how others would see the move. They…

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Contractor’s Corner: Sunrise Power Solutions

A Generation180 report released in 2020 found that 7,332 public and private K-12 schools in the United States had solar power. Seems like a lot, but that’s only 5.5% of schools across the country. Educational institutions are a segment…

NFTY Jigs platform launches for developers to build interoperable games and apps

Non-fungible tokens -- NFTs -- are a hot topic right now as developers race to build applications that use these tokens on the blockchain. Now, NFTY (pronounced Nifty) has launched its NFTY…

How can businesses capture the value of their APIs?

Applications Programming Interfaces (APIs) have evolved to become the connective components in almost all business operations. They are helping businesses to cut operational costs and improve the efficiency of their transactions. In addition,…

High-Accuracy Op Amp from STMicroelectronics Targets Energy-Efficient Power Conversion

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Greenbacker, Community Energy complete 10-MW Colorado community solar portfolio

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company announced that construction has been completed on a 10 MWDC portfolio made up of five community solar gardens in southern Colorado. The solar projects were purchased in 2019 from Community Energy, which…