Welcome to the Tech Mem Ride Home for Tuesday, July 21st, 2020. I'm Brian McCullough today.

Apple says it'll be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.

Microsoft has been talking to Congress ahead of next week's hearings.

LinkedIn is cutting jobs because of COVID,

and smartphone sales took a hit last quarter

for the same reason. Coinbase kept its customers from sending Bitcoin to those Twitter hackers,

and might the entire autonomous driving industry be pivoting to less autonomy.

Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.

Apple has committed itself to becoming 100% carbon neutral across its entire business line,

manufacturing supply chain, and the entire product life cycle by the year

2030.

This is quoting Apple itself.

Businesses have a profound opportunity to help build a more sustainable future.

One born of our common concern for the planet we share, said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO.

The innovations powering our environmental journey are not only good for the planet,

they've helped us make our products more energy efficient and bring new sources of clean energy

online around the world. Climate action can be the foundation for a new era of innovative potential, job creation, and durable

economic growth.

With our commitment to carbon neutrality, we hope to be a ripple in the pond that creates

a much larger change." Apple is providing detail on its approach to carbon neutrality with a roadmap for other companies

as industries look to reduce their impact on climate change.

In its 2020 Environmental Progress Report released today, Apple details its plans to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030,

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