Topic: ai energy
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AI's Energy Future: The Download
AI's rapid growth is significantly increasing global electricity demand, largely due to surging data center energy consumption. Despite its high energy use, AI offers potential benefits like optimizing grid operations and enhancing renewable energy integration. The debate continues on whether AI'...
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Big Tech's Emissions Battle Puts Greenhouse Gas Protocol in Crossfire
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is considering mandatory hourly tracking of electricity emissions, a change strongly supported by tech giants like Google and Microsoft to more accurately measure the carbon footprint of energy-intensive operations such as AI and data centers. This potential policy shi...
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G42 Drives UAE's AI Dominance with Sector-Wide Breakthroughs
The UAE is advancing as a global AI leader, with G42 Group driving progress in digital sovereignty, data security, and AI integration across key economic sectors during the first half of 2025. In cybersecurity, CBX launched AI-powered threat detection and sovereign data services to enhance nation...
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TechCrunch Disrupt 25: Key Moments and Highlights
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 gathered innovators in San Francisco to discuss AI, climate tech, and venture capital, highlighting future technological trends and startup showcases. Key speakers like Vinod Khosla and Roelof Botha addressed AI's energy solutions, investment strategies, and market timing,...
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Scientists Must Forge a Positive Vision for AI
Authoritarian control, misinformation, and lethal conflicts are exacerbated by AI, while the industry faces ethical issues like labor exploitation and high energy consumption. Scientists express significant concern about AI's risks but must balance warnings with a compelling vision of its benefit...
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