Tag: energy consumption
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/video/business/energy-environment/100000010036088/how-ai-companies-are-turning-into-energy-companies.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies Feedly Summary: The race to build the best artificial intelligence products is resulting in a worldwide search for new energy sources to power tech giants’ data centers. Karen Weise, a technology correspondent for The New York…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/16/technology/ai-gpu-chips-data-centers.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers Feedly Summary: Before they can recreate the human brain, the leading A.I. companies need new chips, new data centers and more electricity than the world has to offer — not to mention the water.…
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The Register: Microsoft tempted to hit the gas as renewables can’t keep up with AI
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/microsoft_natural_gas_ai/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft tempted to hit the gas as renewables can’t keep up with AI Feedly Summary: So much for ‘carbon negative by 2030’ Microsoft says there is plenty of wind and solar to power datacenters in the US, but it is still eyeing natural gas generation as it juggles…
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Hacker News: Microsoft Cancels Leases for AI Data Centers, Analyst Says
Source URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-cancels-leases-ai-data-055952585.html Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Cancels Leases for AI Data Centers, Analyst Says Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article provides insights into Microsoft’s recent decision to cancel leases for data center capacity in the U.S., indicating potential overcapacity in their AI infrastructure. This decision raises questions regarding…
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The Register: Euro cloud biz trials ‘server blades in a cold box’ system
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/diggers_exoscale_liquid_cooling/ Source: The Register Title: Euro cloud biz trials ‘server blades in a cold box’ system Feedly Summary: Hot air or a 50% energy saving? Exoscale datacenter runs proof-of-concept to test veracity of Digger’s claims A1 Digital is testing liquid cooling tech for power-intensive AI servers that is claimed to save 50 percent…
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The Register: The future of AI is … analog? Upstart bags $100M to push GPU-like brains on less juice
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/17/encharge_ai_compute/ Source: The Register Title: The future of AI is … analog? Upstart bags $100M to push GPU-like brains on less juice Feedly Summary: EnCharge claims 150 TOPS/watt, a 20x performance-per-watt edge Interview AI chip startup EnCharge claims its analog artificial intelligence accelerators could rival desktop GPUs while using just a fraction of…
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The Register: Datacenter energy demand in bitbarn ‘capital of the world’ Virginia nearly doubled in second half of 2024
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/datacenter_power_virginia/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter energy demand in bitbarn ‘capital of the world’ Virginia nearly doubled in second half of 2024 Feedly Summary: Dominion Energy already eyeing another 26 GW worth of datacenter demand Demand for electricity from datacenters in Virginia nearly doubled in the second half of 2024, power supplier Dominion…