Tag: carbon
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The Register: Startup plugs AI datacenters into biogas-powered energy
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/startup_datacenter_biogas/ Source: The Register Title: Startup plugs AI datacenters into biogas-powered energy Feedly Summary: Sidestepping the grid led to 44% cheaper electricity and 70% fewer emissions, CEO says A UK datacenter startup realized it could have to wait until the late 2030s for power grid connection dates, and has instead turned to modular…
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The Register: South Carolina’s abandoned nuclear reactors positioned to fuel the AI datacenter boom
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/sc_nuclear_reactors_ai/ Source: The Register Title: South Carolina’s abandoned nuclear reactors positioned to fuel the AI datacenter boom Feedly Summary: VC Summer units 2 and 3, abandoned in 2017, are looking for a buyer; owners say tech industry needs are a perfect fit Abandoned in 2017, a pair of incomplete South Carolina nuclear reactors…
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The Register: Analysts say real datacenter emissions are a dirty secret
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/datacenter_emissions_not_accurate/ Source: The Register Title: Analysts say real datacenter emissions are a dirty secret Feedly Summary: Amazon doesn’t break out figures, but then again neither do Microsoft nor Google As more businesses shift an ever greater number of workloads to the cloud, hyperscalers aren’t doing enough to help CIOs or tech buyers, who…
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AWS News Blog: Now open — AWS Mexico (Central) Region
Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-open-aws-mexico-central-region/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: Now open — AWS Mexico (Central) Region Feedly Summary: AWS launches its first cloud Region in Mexico, enabling digital transformation with local infrastructure, delivering low latency, and helping customers meet data residency requirements, backed by a planned $5 billion investment over 15 years. AI Summary and Description:…
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Slashdot: Britain Seeks to Build a Homegrown OpenAI Rival, Become a World Leader in AI
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/12/235245/britain-seeks-to-build-a-homegrown-openai-rival-become-a-world-leader-in-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Britain Seeks to Build a Homegrown OpenAI Rival, Become a World Leader in AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK government aims to enhance its national computing infrastructure to foster the development of independent AI models, moving toward “sovereign” capabilities by increasing data center capacity…
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Cloud Blog: Empowering retailers with AI for commerce, marketing, supply chains, and more
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/retail/retail-cpg-ai-partner-ecosystem-nrf-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Empowering retailers with AI for commerce, marketing, supply chains, and more Feedly Summary: Google Cloud’s mission is to accelerate every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry — and a key part of doing that is with our ISV and service partners, who possess critical industry…
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The Register: How datacenters use water and why kicking the habit is nearly impossible
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/how_datacenters_use_water/ Source: The Register Title: How datacenters use water and why kicking the habit is nearly impossible Feedly Summary: If they’re not consuming H2O directly, the power plant almost certainly is Feature The explosive growth of datacenters that followed ChatGPT’s debut in 2022 has shone a spotlight on the environmental impact of these…
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The Register: With datacenter power crisis looming, US government looks to Constellation
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/us_gov_nuclear_energy/ Source: The Register Title: With datacenter power crisis looming, US government looks to Constellation Feedly Summary: Not just AWS, Microsoft et al that are betting on nuclear energy, 13 federal agencies get in on act too Constellation Energy has won contracts worth more than $1 billion from the US government to supply…