Tag: environmental

  • Hacker News: Securely Disposing of Smart Devices

    Source URL: https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2025/01/06/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-securely-disposing-of-smart-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Securely Disposing of Smart Devices Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides critical insights on the security implications of improper disposal of smart devices, emphasizing the importance of factory resetting IoT devices before resale or disposal. This presents a significant privacy and security…

  • MCP Server Cloud – The Model Context Protocol Server Directory: Penumbra MCP Server – MCP Server Integration

    Source URL: https://mcpserver.cloud/server/penumbra-mcp-server Source: MCP Server Cloud – The Model Context Protocol Server Directory Title: Penumbra MCP Server – MCP Server Integration Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details the Penumbra MCP Server, which is essential for interacting with the Penumbra blockchain. Highlighting privacy-preserving features, interaction tools, and development instructions, it…

  • The Register: Amazon splashes $11B on AI datacenters in Georgia

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/amazons_latest_investment_is_11b/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon splashes $11B on AI datacenters in Georgia Feedly Summary: The Peach State is already home to more than 50 bit barns Amazon’s datacenter footprint in the US state of Georgia is set to swell, with an $11 billion investment proposed.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Amazon’s…

  • The Register: Many people are saying a luxury Dubai property developer will blow $20B on US datacenters

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/trump_20_billion_datacenter_investment/ Source: The Register Title: Many people are saying a luxury Dubai property developer will blow $20B on US datacenters Feedly Summary: A successful real-estate billionaire and Donald Trump walk into a bar… At a news conference on Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump said Dubai-based luxury property developer DAMAC plans to invest $20 billion…

  • The Register: Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/energy_crunch_datacenters/ Source: The Register Title: Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters Feedly Summary: But investors still betting big on bit barns thanks to AI and cloud demand Datacenter operators are facing a paradoxical crisis – demand for their services is greater than ever before, just as access to power, environmental concerns,…

  • The Register: AI spending spree continues as Microsoft commits $80B for 2025

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/ai_spending_spree_continues_as/ Source: The Register Title: AI spending spree continues as Microsoft commits $80B for 2025 Feedly Summary: With those whopping returns who could argue with the premis… oh wait The AI datacenter spending splurge looks likely to continue in 2025, with Microsoft alone saying it will invest $80 billion this year on building…

  • Slashdot: FSF Urges Moving Off Microsoft’s GitHub to Protest Windows 11’s Requiring TPM 2.0

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/05/0327209/fsf-urges-moving-off-microsofts-github-to-protest-windows-11s-requiring-tpm-20?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FSF Urges Moving Off Microsoft’s GitHub to Protest Windows 11’s Requiring TPM 2.0 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of Microsoft’s requirement for TPM 2.0 in the transition from Windows 10 to Windows 11. It highlights security concerns, the pushback from grassroots…

  • Slashdot: ‘Why the World Needs Lazier Robots’

    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/01/04/0747205/why-the-world-needs-lazier-robots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Why the World Needs Lazier Robots’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses emerging concepts in AI and robotics, particularly focusing on the idea of “lazy robotics” which aims to reduce unnecessary energy consumption by enabling machines to perform only essential tasks. This approach not…

  • 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…

  • The Register: First Foxconn, now Microsoft: Wisconsin town dissed by big tech

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/microsoft_pauses_datacenter_construction/ Source: The Register Title: First Foxconn, now Microsoft: Wisconsin town dissed by big tech Feedly Summary: Redmond’s pause to redesign planned datacenters won’t scuttle this project, say Mount Pleasant officials Count the residents of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin opposed to their town becoming a tech hub lucky: First, Foxconn abandoned its original $10…