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

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    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

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    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.…

  • Slashdot: Starbucks To Roll Out Microsoft Azure OpenAI Assistant For Baristas

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/2032225/starbucks-to-roll-out-microsoft-azure-openai-assistant-for-baristas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Starbucks To Roll Out Microsoft Azure OpenAI Assistant For Baristas Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Starbucks is launching a generative AI assistant named “Green Dot Assist” on Microsoft Azure’s OpenAI platform to enhance barista efficiency and service quality. This initiative showcases the integration of AI in…

  • Slashdot: Gabbard Says AI is Speeding Up Intel Work, Including the Release of the JFK Assassination Files

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/1949232/gabbard-says-ai-is-speeding-up-intel-work-including-the-release-of-the-jfk-assassination-files Source: Slashdot Title: Gabbard Says AI is Speeding Up Intel Work, Including the Release of the JFK Assassination Files Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the integration of AI within U.S. intelligence operations, highlighting its potential to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi…

  • The Register: Tinfoil hat wearers can thank AI for declassification of JFK docs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/tulsi_gabbard_aws_summit/ Source: The Register Title: Tinfoil hat wearers can thank AI for declassification of JFK docs Feedly Summary: Plus: AWS launches second Secret-level cloud region AI has been a “game changer" for the intelligence community, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who noted two key applications of the technology for…

  • Wired: A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

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    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…

  • The Register: Judge cites big OPM records leaks from 2015 in DOGE slapdown

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/judge_doge_opm_records/ Source: The Register Title: Judge cites big OPM records leaks from 2015 in DOGE slapdown Feedly Summary: Federal court blocks further data sharing, blasts lack of safeguards The US federal government’s HR department violated the law and bypassed its own cybersecurity safeguards by giving DOGE affiliates access to personnel records, a federal…

  • Tomasz Tunguz: Partnering with Maze Security

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    Source URL: https://www.tomtunguz.com/partnering-with-maze/ Source: Tomasz Tunguz Title: Partnering with Maze Security Feedly Summary: Doctors and security research have more in common than you might think. Doctors defend human bodies against an ever-shifting landscape of viruses & infections. Security researchers do the same thing, but at massive scale—protecting thousands of servers instead of a single patient.…

  • Slashdot: Cisco Updates Networking Products in Bid To Tap AI-Fueled Demand

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/1557211/cisco-updates-networking-products-in-bid-to-tap-ai-fueled-demand?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cisco Updates Networking Products in Bid To Tap AI-Fueled Demand Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cisco is enhancing its networking and security products to better support AI applications, addressing the urgent need for faster data transfer to avoid performance bottlenecks. The introduction of new switches promises…