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  • Slashdot: Hugging Face Researchers Warn AI-Generated Video Consumes Much More Power Than Expected

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/09/27/0249201/hugging-face-researchers-warn-ai-generated-video-consumes-much-more-power-than-expected?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hugging Face Researchers Warn AI-Generated Video Consumes Much More Power Than Expected Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The findings from researchers at Hugging Face reveal that generative AI tools for text-to-video production have a significantly larger carbon footprint than expected. The study highlights a non-linear increase…

  • Cloud Blog: Our approach to carbon-aware data centers: Central data center fleet management

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/googles-approach-to-carbon-aware-data-center/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Our approach to carbon-aware data centers: Central data center fleet management Feedly Summary: Data centers are the engines of the cloud, processing and storing the information that powers our daily lives. As digital services grow, so do our data centers and we are working to responsibly manage them.…

  • The Register: HAMR time: Seagate unleashes 30 TB disks to feed the AI beast

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/seagate_hamr_drives/ Source: The Register Title: HAMR time: Seagate unleashes 30 TB disks to feed the AI beast Feedly Summary: Exos and IronWolf drives show spinning rust isn’t going anywhere Seagate has released two 30 TB hard drives based on its HAMR technology, pitching them as more energy efficient cheaper options for datacenter operators…

  • Slashdot: What are the Carbon Costs of Asking an AI a Question?

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/21/1844252/what-are-the-carbon-costs-of-asking-an-ai-a-question?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: What are the Carbon Costs of Asking an AI a Question? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides insights into the environmental impact of using artificial intelligence, particularly focusing on energy consumption and carbon costs. It highlights how energy usage varies between AI models and…

  • Cloud Blog: Simplify your multi-cloud strategy with Cloud Location Finder, now in preview

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/googles-cloud-location-finder-unifies-multi-cloud-location-data/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Simplify your multi-cloud strategy with Cloud Location Finder, now in preview Feedly Summary: As cloud environments expand beyond traditional architectures to include multiple clouds, managing your infrastructure effectively becomes more complex. Imagine easily accessing consistent and up-to-date location information across different cloud providers, so your multi-cloud applications are…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-card/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Feedly Summary: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Direct link to a PDF on Anthropic’s CDN because they don’t appear to have a landing page anywhere for this document. Anthropic’s system cards are always worth…

  • Scott Logic: Tools for measuring Cloud Carbon Emissions (updated for 2025)

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/05/20/tools-for-measuring-cloud-carbon-emissions-updated-for-2025.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Tools for measuring Cloud Carbon Emissions (updated for 2025) Feedly Summary: In this post I’ll discuss ways of estimating the emissions caused by your Cloud workloads as a first step towards reaching your organisation’s Net Zero goals. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a comprehensive…