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  • Slashdot: OpenAI’s Computing Deals Top $1 Trillion

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/07/1556256/openais-computing-deals-top-1-trillion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI’s Computing Deals Top $1 Trillion Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s recent agreements for $1 trillion in computing power signal a significant investment in AI infrastructure, raising concerns about its financial sustainability. The large-scale deals with major tech companies underscore the critical demand for substantial…

  • Cloud Blog: 11 ways to reduce your Google Cloud compute costs today

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/cost-saving-strategies-when-migrating-to-google-cloud-compute/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: 11 ways to reduce your Google Cloud compute costs today Feedly Summary: As the saying goes, “a penny saved is a penny earned," and this couldn’t be more true when it comes to cloud infrastructure. In today’s competitive business landscape, you need to maintain the performance to meet…

  • Slashdot: Hugging Face Researchers Warn AI-Generated Video Consumes Much More Power Than Expected

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/09/27/0249201/hugging-face-researchers-warn-ai-generated-video-consumes-much-more-power-than-expected?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hugging Face Researchers Warn AI-Generated Video Consumes Much More Power Than Expected Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The findings from researchers at Hugging Face reveal that generative AI tools for text-to-video production have a significantly larger carbon footprint than expected. The study highlights a non-linear increase…

  • The Register: DARPA amps up effort to make AI power-conscious

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/dapra_ai_power_conscious/ Source: The Register Title: DARPA amps up effort to make AI power-conscious Feedly Summary: New research program seeks ‘energy-aware’ ML that balances performance with power draw It’s notoriously difficult to consistently measure the energy usage of AI models, but DARPA wants to put an end to that uncertainty with new “energy-aware" machine…

  • Slashdot: An $800 Billion Revenue Shortfall Threatens AI Future, Bain Says

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/23/0733235/an-800-billion-revenue-shortfall-threatens-ai-future-bain-says Source: Slashdot Title: An $800 Billion Revenue Shortfall Threatens AI Future, Bain Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the financial challenges facing AI companies like OpenAI concerning their data center investments and revenue generation. Bain & Co. projects a significant revenue shortfall by 2030, raising concerns…

  • The Register: Zuck has the power! Meta applies to sell excess electricity

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/19/meta_wholesale_leccy/ Source: The Register Title: Zuck has the power! Meta applies to sell excess electricity Feedly Summary: With new electricity sources for AI datacenters, the company will have some juice left over AI model training and serving require vast quantities of power, but not necessarily all at once. With the first of several…

  • Scott Logic: Greener AI – what matters, what helps, and what we still do not know

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/09/16/greener-ai-lit-review.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Greener AI – what matters, what helps, and what we still do not know Feedly Summary: We recently undertook a literature review about the environmental impact of AI, across carbon, energy, and water. It offers practical strategies for teams to reduce impact today, while highlighting the gaps in…

  • The Register: Cadence invites you to play with Nvidia’s biggest iron in its datacenter tycoon sim

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/cadence_systems_adds_nvidias_biggest/ Source: The Register Title: Cadence invites you to play with Nvidia’s biggest iron in its datacenter tycoon sim Feedly Summary: Using GPUs to design better bit barns for GPUs? It’s the circle of AI With the rush to capitalize on the gen AI boom, datacenters have never been hotter. But before signing…

  • Cloud Blog: Our approach to carbon-aware data centers: Central data center fleet management

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/googles-approach-to-carbon-aware-data-center/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Our approach to carbon-aware data centers: Central data center fleet management Feedly Summary: Data centers are the engines of the cloud, processing and storing the information that powers our daily lives. As digital services grow, so do our data centers and we are working to responsibly manage them.…