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In fuel-guzzling Saudi Arabia, electric cars pique interest
In fuel-guzzling Saudi Arabia, electric cars pique interest
Business and Economy
by  AFP

For Hamed al-Rafidain, a Saudi human resources worker, an electric vehicle offers welcome savings, especially since his other car is a fuel-guzzling four-wheeler favoured by motorists in the desert kingdom. "What drove me to buy an electric vehicle was financial considerations," said Rafidain, who spends up to 2,000 riyals ($530) a month on fuel for his off-road vehicle.

France quietly catches rivals in battle for data centre supremacy
France quietly catches rivals in battle for data centre supremacy
Technology
by  AFP

At the end of a narrow suburban street north of Paris, a giant structure shrouded in a skin of mesh and steel looks like a football stadium, but is in fact a vast data centre. The capital region's data centre industry is already worth 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion), according to specialist consultancy Structure Research.