In a first, a solar microgrid will directly power an industrial plant
Timet’s facility in West Virginia will use solar and batteries to make titanium products. The durable metal is used in everything from airplanes to pacemakers.
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AI companies train language models on YouTube’s archive − making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk
Many videos people upload to YouTube aren’t really meant for public consumption, but they’re available for AI companies to vacuum up. Many of these personal videos are posted by children.
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Bursts of Free Power Raise Red Flags for Green Tech Investors
Something strange is going on in Europe’s power markets: Prices keep dropping below zero.
AI-powered vending machines that sell bullets could be hacked, says a cybersecurity expert
The US has rolled out AI-powered vending machines that dispense bullets to anyone who has a valid ID. An expert says they can be hacked.
Chinese developers scramble as OpenAI blocks access in China
US firm’s move, amid Beijing-Washington tensions, sparks rush to lure users to homegrown models
SandboxAQ announces first navigation system powered by AI and quantum to tackle GPS attacks - SiliconANGLE
SandboxAQ announces first navigation system powered by AI and quantum to tackle GPS attacks - SiliconANGLE
Renewables surge: Green energy made up the majority of the EU’s electricity in 2023 | Euronews
Wind and solar power increases combined with a sharp drop in fossil fuels pushed renewables into the lead.
Google reports 50 per cent jump in emissions due to AI energy use
Google's greenhouse gas emissions have increased by half over the last five years due to the energy demands of artificial intelligence.
China's undersea cable drive defies U.S. sanctions
'Diplomatic race' with Washington as Beijing pursues self-sufficient global network
The Age of Social Media Is Ending
It never should have begun.
Radioactive rhino horns: The project aimed at stopping poaching
A conservationist working with the rhinos has called it 'the best idea' as border control will be able to detect the radioactive horns and they'll no longer be able to be used in traditional medicines.
(((Tendar))) on X: "Russians using ChatGPT-4 to push their garbage and forgetting to pay for the license is really something. It is equally telling as when user "TexasGuy_Random-Numbers" is having a stock picture in profile and is wanting to separate Texas from the US and bables something about https://t.co/UIyg0hD2Un" / X
— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar)
Analysis: Cutting the ‘green crap’ has added £22bn to UK energy bills since 2015 - Carbon Brief
UK's energy bills were £22bn higher over the past decade than they would have been if Conservative governments had not cut “green crap” climate policies.
Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape
Nature - Japan will start allocating the ¥10 billion it promised to spend on institutional repositories to make the nation’s science free to read.
Dismantling public values, one data center at the time | Reimagining public values in algorithmic futures | University of Helsinki
In this blog post Julia Velkova discusses the problematics related to data centres from the Nordic perspective: Are the Nordic States too reliant on tech giants to in the critical communication infrastructures of the Welfare state?
Investment in clean energy this year is set to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels - News - IEA
Investment in clean energy this year is set to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels - News from the International Energy Agency
AI in Precision Agriculture: Optimizing Crop Yield Through Data-Driven Insights - The Data Scientist
In the realm of agriculture, the marriage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and precision farming has ushered in a new era of efficiency and sustainability.
Online Car Sales - Navigating the Digital Shift in Auto Industry
Explore the synergy of AI and renewable energy. Discover how AI is reshaping the global energy landscape for a sustainable future.
Using machine learning to assess the livelihood impact of electricity access - Nature
Advancements in satellite imagery and machine learning can be used to infer the causal impact of electricity access on livelihoods, providing a low-cost, generalizable approach to evaluating public policy in data-spare environments.
GPT-4 for Chemistry
Large Language Models Overview
A language model is like a computer program that is trained on a large dataset of text to learn the patterns and relationships between words. This allows the model to generate new sentences or predict the likelihood of a sentence being grammatically correct. A large
Stopping malaria in its tracks
When biochemist Matthew Higgins established his research group in 2006, he had malaria firmly in his sights. The mosquito-borne disease is second only to tuberculosis in terms of its devastating...
When Online Content Disappears
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.
🔮 Breaking the energy barrier with reversible computing
As energy toll of AI growth and computation is expanding, the science of reversible computing is more important than ever
Making the Case for Plastic-Free Architecture: Innovative Solutions for the Present (and Future)
Explore the pioneering move towards a plastic-free future in architecture as industry experts offer valuable insights into sustainable alternatives.
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Someone finally made a heat pump that looks good inside your home
Quilt is a smart heat pump system with millimeter wave presence sensing built-in.
Project Random
A random, obscure content generator for the web. Discover media with zero views from YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, and more.
We can have a different web
Many yearn for the “good old days” of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.
Tesla Megapack on X: "Last Tuesday night, battery storage became the largest source of supply to the California grid for the first time, discharging over 6GW https://t.co/SomgrRqORS" / X
— Tesla Megapack (@Tesla_Megapack)
Opinion | An ‘education legend’ has created an AI that will change your mind about AI
Khan Academy has come up with a safe and accurate ChatGPT tutor. It’s also the best model we have for how to develop and implement AI for the public good.