Tag: energy

  • The Register: Schneider, Nvidia sign pact to cool Europe’s AI ambitions

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/11/schneider_nvidia_ai_datacenter/ Source: The Register Title: Schneider, Nvidia sign pact to cool Europe’s AI ambitions Feedly Summary: With 1 MW racks and prefab bit barns, the heat is on Schneider Electric and Nvidia are jointly developing cooling, management, and control systems for AI datacenters in support of the EU’s AI action plan, with Schneider…

  • Slashdot: Tech Giants’ Indirect Emissions Rose 150% In Three Years

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/2154202/tech-giants-indirect-emissions-rose-150-in-three-years Source: Slashdot Title: Tech Giants’ Indirect Emissions Rose 150% In Three Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent United Nations report highlighting the significant increase in indirect carbon emissions from leading AI-focused tech companies due to their energy-intensive data centers. As investments in AI grow,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Sam Altman

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/10/sam-altman/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Sam Altman Feedly Summary: (People are often curious about how much energy a ChatGPT query uses; the average query uses about 0.34 watt-hours, about what an oven would use in a little over one second, or a high-efficiency lightbulb would use in a couple of minutes.…

  • Wired: A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/a-political-battle-is-brewing-over-data-centers/ Source: Wired Title: A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers Feedly Summary: An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful…

  • AWS News Blog: Now open – AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region

    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-open-aws-asia-pacific-taipei-region/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: Now open – AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region Feedly Summary: Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region is generally available with three Availability Zones and Region code ap-east-2. The new Region brings AWS infrastructure and services closer to customers in Taiwan. Skyline…

  • The Register: Meta just saved an Illinois nuclear plant that was set to be mothballed

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/meta_signs_20year_nuclear_deal/ Source: The Register Title: Meta just saved an Illinois nuclear plant that was set to be mothballed Feedly Summary: The 20-year deal with Constellation will slake Zuckercorp’s thirst for energy to power AI datacenters Meta has signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to keep the lights on at an Illinois nuke…

  • Cloud Blog: How to build a digital twin to boost resilience

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/how-to-build-a-digital-twin-to-boost-resilience/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How to build a digital twin to boost resilience Feedly Summary: “There’s no red teaming on the factory floor,” isn’t an OSHA safety warning, but it should be — and for good reason. Adversarial testing in most, if not all, manufacturing production environments is prohibited because the safety…