April Roach

@April__Roach

Business News Editor at CNBC International. Formerly at Bloomberg, Evening Standard. Views my own RTS ≠ endorsements

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April Roach
@April__Roach
Oct 29, 2024
The boom in artificial intelligence is ushering in an environmentally conscious shift in how data centers operate, as European developers face pressure to lower the water temperatures of their energy-hungry facilities to accommodate higher-powered chips.
AI boom thrusts Europe between power-hungry data centers and environmental goals
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April Roach
@April__Roach
Feb 14, 2025
DeepSeek sent investors in jitters in late January, raising questions about the shape of demand for data centers. I spoke to experts who said cheaper models could become an accelerant, adding fuel to the fire for an already booming market.
How China's DeepSeek could boost the already booming data center market
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April Roach
@April__Roach
Jan 20, 2025
Billionaire wealth surges to 'unimaginable' levels in 2024 as Oxfam predicts emergence of five trillionaires within a decade
Billionaire wealth surges to 'unimaginable' levels in 2024 as Oxfam predicts emergence of five...
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April Roach
@April__Roach
Jan 9, 2025
Data shows Black founders received just 0.23% of venture funds in 2018. That share of the market for the minority group has increased little since then. We spoke to several founders and VCs who are looking to buck the trends of declines in funding. 👇🏾
Black British entrepreneurs find new ways to land funding as diversity efforts are scrapped
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April Roach
@April__Roach
Dec 11, 2024
Great reporting from @_karengilchrist on Greece's ghost towns. Years of decreasing births, economic hardship and mass emigration have left huge swathes of the country vacant.
Greece's ghost towns offer a glimpse of a country struggling with 'existential' population collapse
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