Tag: energy consumption
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Slashdot: AI Could Consume More Power Than Bitcoin By the End of 2025
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/31/0049238/ai-could-consume-more-power-than-bitcoin-by-the-end-of-2025?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Could Consume More Power Than Bitcoin By the End of 2025 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The increasing energy consumption of artificial intelligence (AI) could surpass that of Bitcoin mining, posing significant environmental concerns as AI’s demand on electrical resources grows. Research indicates that by…
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Scott Logic: Bridging the AI Valley of Doubt
Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/05/23/bridging-the-AI-valley-of-doubt.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Bridging the AI Valley of Doubt Feedly Summary: Despite the UK being the world’s third-largest AI industry, only 1 in 6 UK firms are actively using AI due to financial, skills, and risk concerns, but businesses can bridge this “valley of doubt" by adopting measured "AI in the…
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The Register: Oracle’s $40B Nvidia hardware haul may be too hot for OpenAI’s Abilene, Texas DC to handle
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/oracle_openai_40b/ Source: The Register Title: Oracle’s $40B Nvidia hardware haul may be too hot for OpenAI’s Abilene, Texas DC to handle Feedly Summary: 400,000 of Nvidia’s GB200 Superchips are gonna need a bit more than 1.2GW of datacenter capacity Oracle will reportedly shell out around $40 billion on Nvidia’s most advanced GPUs to…
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Slashdot: Pakistan Allocates 2,000 Megawatts of Electricity To Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centres
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/26/1549251/pakistan-allocates-2000-megawatts-of-electricity-to-bitcoin-mining-ai-data-centres?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Pakistan Allocates 2,000 Megawatts of Electricity To Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centres Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Pakistan’s initiative to allocate 2,000 MW of electricity for bitcoin mining and AI data centers marks a significant step in leveraging surplus energy for these technologies. This move can…
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Slashdot: AI Set To Consume Electricity Equivalent To 22% of US Homes By 2028, New Analysis Says
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/21/1844241/ai-set-to-consume-electricity-equivalent-to-22-of-us-homes-by-2028-new-analysis-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Set To Consume Electricity Equivalent To 22% of US Homes By 2028, New Analysis Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rapidly increasing energy demands associated with AI, particularly focusing on its significant impact on electricity consumption in the U.S. data centers.…
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Slashdot: UK Needs More Nuclear To Power AI, Says Amazon Boss
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/16/2133225/uk-needs-more-nuclear-to-power-ai-says-amazon-boss?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Needs More Nuclear To Power AI, Says Amazon Boss Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses AWS CEO Matt Garman’s emphasis on the UK’s need to expand nuclear energy to meet the growing electricity demands of AI-driven data centers. This move is significant for…
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The Register: AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/amazon_nuclear_power_britain/ Source: The Register Title: AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge Feedly Summary: CEO warns energy demands will overwhelm grid without extra generation capacity The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI datacenters that are going to be built, according to the…