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On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that over 270 million PC users are running Windows 10. The news comes just over a year after the operating system's release. Microsoft confirmed that this makes Windows 10 "the fastest growing version of Windows," both for personal and business use. The holiday shopping season was a big boost for the tech giant, since 40% of the devices running Windows 10 were activated after Black Friday. As of January, Windows 10 was running on over 200 million devices.
Microsoft has really ambitious plans for Windows 10 . Speaking on stage at the Build 2015 , Terry Myerson, Microsoft's executive vice president of operating systems, said he wants to see 1 billion devices running Windows 10 within two to three years. Myerson said, Comparatively, Google Play and Android "KitKat" is on around 500 million devices. iOS (presumably iOS 8) is on even fewer devices.
Security in Haiti, where violent gangs control large swathes of the country, has deteriorated even further, with the number of major crimes hitting "record highs," the UN representative to the impoverished nation warns. "The security situation on the ground continues to deteriorate as growing gang violence plunge(s) the lives of the people of Haiti into disarray and major crimes are rising sharply to new record highs," Maria Isabel Salvador tells the UN Security Council. SOUNDBITE
Bentley’s renewably-powered showcase at Goodwood Festival of Speed was opened in dramatic fashion this morning, with the announcement of a new, albeit unofficial, hillclimb record – fastest car with a trailer. A Bentayga EWB, Bentley’s newest flagship, completed the hill climb at speed in just 1 minute 21 seconds – impressive enough, but made even more surprising by the fact it was towing 2.5 tonnes of straw in a specially-prepared Ifor Williams trailer. Not only has the run set a new Goodwood record – fastest time for a car and trailer - the unofficial run of 1 minute 21 seconds was completed on second-generation renewable fuel, made from agricultural waste straw. As part of Bentley’s ongoing trails into sustainable fuel, all modern Bentleys running on the hillclimb at the Festival of Speed over the next four days are using renewable fuel, meaning an 85 per cent reduction in carbon emissions on a well-to-wheels basis.For safety reasons, the run was completed ahead of the start of the Festival of Speed, during the build phase of the event, meaning the record time is not official.The 2.5 tonnes of straw hauled to the top of hill is enough to create 1,100 miles-worth of fuel that the Bentayga EWB and indeed all Bentleys can run on without modification. The second-generation biofuel conforms to the global EN228 standard for gasoline, meaning it’s a straightforward replacement for normal pump fuel.
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