"Silicon Valley link" Mac computer Renaissance Yahoo will become the Firefox default search engine

In the daily link to the Silicon Valley, the most fresh information! The "Silicon Valley" here refers to the typical and innovative business representatives abroad.

1. Google buys a Dutch wind farm to support future data centers

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Google recently announced that it would buy all of the electricity generated by 18 turbines in the Dutch wind farm, up to 62 MW, to provide electricity to a large data center built in the country.

Google wants to make full use of renewables to keep the data center running. Currently, renewables account for about 35% of Google's energy consumption. Google has invested more than 1.5 billion dollars to develop wind, solar and other clean energy. These investment projects have been able to generate 2.5GW of electricity (about half of the annual electricity consumption of 500,000 American households).

2. Google acquired iOS prototype design tool development team Relativewave

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According to foreign media reports, iOS Prototype design tool form for Mac development team Relativewave, Wednesday through the official website announced that Google has been acquired.

Details of the transaction were not announced. After the acquisition, Relativewave flagship application products will be free. Also, a paragraph on the official website: "Will the form's viewing tools be available on a platform other than iOS?" Let's wait and see. --It also seems to imply that the Android version of the prototype design tool is coming.

3. The consultancy service provider, Infosys, receives an apple of 2 billion dollars a year

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According to the Wednesday report of the Economic Times of India, the leading provider of global information technology and business consulting services at the India Information Technology Center, Bangalore, Infosys expelled Abraham Mathews, chief financial officer of the company's business process outsourcing department, because he failed to comply with the company's code of conduct. Infosys provides IT services such as consulting and software to global customers such as Apple.

4. The Government of Italy will invest 7 billion euros to create "UWB"

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Italy's deputy Minister of Economic Development, Antonello Jakomeli, said 18th that the Italian government decided to invest 7 billion euros (about 8.8 billion U.S. dollars) to create "UWB" at home. Giacomelli said the national Broadband upgrade program will significantly increase the speed of the network. The Government will also introduce a package of reforms to spur investment in the private sector.

According to the Italian Ministry of Economic Development website, the "ultra-wideband Strategic Plan" project aims to "allow all residents to connect to the Internet faster than 30Mbps, and allow more than 50% of the population to enjoy 100Mbps bandwidth." The funding for the project will be addressed in three parts: Government public investment, private investment and the issuance of medium-and long-term bonds.

5. Yahoo and Mozilla to reach a partnership will become the Firefox default search engine

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According to foreign media reports, Yahoo and Mozilla Wednesday jointly announced a five-year cooperation plan-the former search engine will become the latter U.S. mobile and desktop version of the browser's default search tool. In addition, the two sides will also cooperate in exploring new product integration and developing other markets according to the agreement.

The partnership with Mozilla has been the most significant deal for Yahoo's company in five years. By partnering, Yahoo will offer an enhanced search experience for us Firefox users-featuring neat, modern and immersive design, and Firefox, which integrates Yahoo's search engine, will be released in December 2014.

6. Reverse PC Cooler ERA trend Mac computer quietly embarked on the road to revival

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On November 19, Walt Mossberg, a Re/code columnist for Science and technology blog, wrote that Apple's Mac computer business, once almost "sentenced to death", was reborn in the context of a global PC market stagnation and even a fall in the background, ushering in a second spring.

Apple reported that in the fourth quarter ended September 27, Mac sales rose from about 4.4 million units a year earlier to 5.5 million units. Apple's global PC market share of 6.9% is the fifth-largest PC maker, according to IDC, a market-research firm. Apple's share of the US PC market is 13.4%, ranked third, far below HP's 28% and Dell's 24%

7. The US Department of Justice has renewed pressure on Apple to encrypt its policy

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According to foreign media patentlyapple, a new report this morning revealed that a senior U.S. Department of Justice official told Apple executives bluntly last month that Apple's brand new encryption policy made the locked iPhone not legally binding, which could lead to more tragedies. According to reports, the official is in the case of specific criminal cases to pressure Apple, because Apple opened a new encryption policy, leading to the police do not have the power to forcibly open the suspect's mobile phone, which led to the lack of important evidence to search for, and ultimately the innocent death of a poor child.

(Responsible editor: Mengyishan)