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A Swedish academic has expressed concern about Sweden’s demographic situation as the country’s birthrate hits a 20-year low, with young people far less likely to have children. Sociology professor Gunnar Andersson has expressed concern over Sweden’s plummeting birthrates, noting that the 2022 figure of 1.52 children per woman is the lowest the country has seen since 1999. “We link this to the increased concerns globally, which means that young adults do not have their first child. In order to start with the family project, you have to have faith in the future,” Andersson told broadcaster SVT. As Sweden Birthrate Declines Migrants Have More Children Than Natives https://t.co/LgwiQGw5Gl — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) October 13, 2018 Sweden’s birth rate has fallen gradually year-on-year since 2010 when the birth rate hovered around 1.98 children per woman — still below the 2.25 replacement rate, although the trend did reverse slightly during the coronavirus … [Read more...] about Swedish Researcher Concerned as Birthrates Hit 20-Year Low

Google One’s cheapest pricing plan is getting a lot better at protecting its users’ privacy after the company announced it now offers a VPN (opens in new tab) service as well as dark web monitoring for stolen data - all for just $1.99 a month. In a news update (opens in new tab) , the company announced that the expanding of VPN access to all Google One plans, with the rollout occuring over the next few weeks to users in 22 countries. Furthermore, the new tools will be available for users across not just Android and iOS; but also for those on Windows and Mac computers. Keeping an eye on the dark web Users will also be able to share the VPN with up to five other people, if they’re on their Google One plan, the company added. The launch marks a significant step forward for Google, whose VPN service was previously only available for users choosing its 2TB+ plans (at least $9.99 a month). But this is not your typical VPN, as it’s not really designed … [Read more...] about Google One users are getting a top VPN for no extra cost

Amazon wants to move from powering its data centers with diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a biofuel that’s often waste cooking or residue oils. Per The Register (opens in new tab) , and following similar changes made by Google (opens in new tab) in April 2022, the tech giant’s cloud storage service Amazon Web Services (AWS) first started moving away from diesel power in January 2023. and has now begun fuelling the backup power generators for its data center sites in Ireland and Sweden. The ultimate goal, AWS says, is to make this change across all of its European sites eventually, and that moving to HVO as a power source could result in “a 90 percent reduction” in greenhouse gasses compared to diesel. AWS HVO switch There are some considerable problems with the switch: for one, hydrotreating vegetable oil does involve reacting the oils with hydrogen at high pressures and temperatures, making it, essentially, renewable diesel. Despite … [Read more...] about AWS wants to fuel its data centers with vegetable oil – which could actually be terrible

Welcome to Edition 5.30 of the Rocket Report! A hearty congratulations this week to both Relativity Space and Innospace, both of which got their debut missions off the launch pad this week. Making that final decision to push the button and go is never easy. As a bonus, the engine shots of Relativity's Terran 1 rocket at liftoff are some of the most beautiful rocket photos I have ever seen. As always, we welcome reader submissions , and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar. Relativity Space has a successful failure . The shiny white Terran 1 rocket launched on its third attempt Wednesday night, lifting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The small, methane-fueled rocket then produced some stunning views as a … [Read more...] about Rocket Report: German launch company loses backer; Soyuz-5 may be in trouble