The data center boom in the desert
In the high desert east of Reno, Nevada, construction crews are flattening the golden foothills of the Virginia Range, laying the foundations of a data center city. Google, Tract, Switch, EdgeCore, Novva, Vantage, and PowerHouse are all operating, building, or expanding huge facilities within the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, a business park bigger than the city of Detroit. This story …
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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
from MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/
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Everything you need to know about estimating AI’s energy and emissions burden
When we set out to write a story on the best available estimates for AI’s energy and emissions burden, we knew there would be caveats and uncertainties to these numbers. But, we quickly discovered, the caveats are the story too. This story is a part of MIT Technology Review’s series “Power Hungry: AI and our energy future,” on the energy …
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Four reasons to be optimistic about AI’s energy usage
The day after his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump announced Stargate, a $500 billion initiative to build out AI infrastructure, backed by some of the biggest companies in tech. Stargate aims to accelerate the construction of massive data centers and electricity networks across the US to ensure it keeps its edge over China. This story is a part of …
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Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI?
In the AI arms race, all the major players say they want to go nuclear. Over the past year, the likes of Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have sent out a flurry of announcements related to nuclear energy. Some are about agreements to purchase power from existing plants, while others are about investments looking to boost unproven advanced technologies. This …
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How AI is introducing errors into courtrooms
It’s been quite a couple weeks for stories about AI in the courtroom. You might have heard about the deceased victim of a road rage incident whose family created an AI avatar of him to show as an impact statement (possibly the first time this has been done in the US). But there’s a bigger, far more consequential controversy brewing, …
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Google launches NotebookLM mobile app for Android and iOS
Google has rolled out a mobile version of its AI-powered note-taking app, NotebookLM, now available for both Android and iOS. The article Google launches NotebookLM mobile app for Android and iOS appeared first on THE DECODER. Source: THE DECODER https://the-decoder.com/google-launches-notebooklm-mobile-app-for-android-and-ios/
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Microsoft just launched an AI that discovered a new chemical in 200 hours instead of years
Microsoft launches Discovery platform that uses agentic AI to compress years of scientific research into days, transforming R&D across pharmaceuticals, materials science, and semiconductor industries.Read More from AI News | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft-just-launched-an-ai-that-discovered-a-new-chemical-in-200-hours-instead-of-years/
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Is your AI app pissing off users or going off-script? Raindrop emerges with AI-native observability platform to monitor performance
With its rebrand and product expansion, Raindrop is betting that the next generation of software observability will be AI-first by design.Read More from AI News | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/ai/is-your-ai-app-pissing-off-users-or-going-off-script-raindrop-emerges-with-ai-native-observability-platform-to-monitor-performance/
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Microsoft just taught its AI agents to talk to each other—and it could transform how we work
Microsoft unveils multi-agent systems, WhatsApp integration, and Python-powered analytics for Copilot Studio at Build 2025, transforming how enterprises build and deploy AI solutions.Read More from AI News | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft-just-taught-its-ai-agents-to-talk-to-each-other-and-it-could-transform-how-we-work/
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