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Kid Reportedly Consumes 13,000 YouTube Videos in Three Months During School Hours (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-30 | get YouTube Kids Tablet → | tags: youtube, kid, school hours

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GitHub will start charging Copilot users based on their actual AI usage (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-28 | get GitHub Copilot Subscription → | tags: github, github copilot, openai

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GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Mario Rodriguez | get GitHub Copilot Subscription → | tags: github copilot, github ai credits, token consumption

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Maine governor vetoes bill that bans large new data centers — says legislature should’ve exempted one particular well-supported data center (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Jowi Morales | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: data centers, maine, janet mills

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AI Is Using So Much Energy That Computing Firepower Is Running Out (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-13 | get Energy-Efficient AI Hardware → | tags: energy consumption, computing firepower, ai companies

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The effects of caffeine consumption do not decay with a ~5 hour half-life (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | get Caffeine Half-Life Monitor → | tags: caffeine, half-life, consumption

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Standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, new inflation data, Warsh's Senate hearing and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-04-10 | by Josephine Rozzelle | get Maritime Navigation Safety Kit → | tags: strat of hormuz, federal reserve, iran war

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Decentralized Training Can Help Solve AI’s Energy Woes (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-07 | by Rina Diane Caballar | get AI Energy Efficiency Kit → | tags: nvidia, ai models, data centers

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Amazon, Microsoft, and Google under investor pressure to disclose site-specific data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen shareholders ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Luke James | get Smart Water & Power Monitor → | tags: amazon, microsoft, google

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Investors push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to disclose site-specific data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen shareholders ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Luke James | get Smart Water & Power Monitor → | tags: amazon, microsoft, google

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Investors push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to disclose data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen resolutions ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Luke James | get Smart Water & Power Monitor → | tags: amazon, microsoft, google

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AI Data Centers Can Warm Surrounding Areas By Up To 9.1C (slashdot.org)

2026-03-31 | get AI Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: ai data centers, land surface temperature, university of cambridge

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Wall Street Has a Major Problem With AI Data Centers (futurism.com)

2026-03-28 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Data Center Cooling System → | tags: ai data centers, cryptocurrency, wall street

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Power consumption of Game Boy flash cartridges (2021) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-24 | get Game Boy Cartridge Power Tester → | tags: game boy, flash cartridges, power consumption

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‘Work from home,’ encourages the world’s energy watchdog (theverge.com)

2026-03-20 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Ergonomic Adjustable Desk → | tags: work from home, oil demand, public transport

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AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and Energy Use (cnet.com)

2026-03-05 | by See Full Bio | get Data Center → | tags: openai, chatgpt, water usage

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'Software Isn't Dead, But Its Cosy Business Model Might Be' (slashdot.org)

2026-02-17 | by Posted | get Cloud → | tags: agents, consumption, consumption based

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Your Daily Coffee Fix Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Dementia, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-09 | get Coffee → | tags: caffeinated, caffeinated coffee, coffee

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Coffee linked to slower brain ageing in study of 130,000 people (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-09 | by Heidt | get Neuroprotective → | tags: caffeine, coffee, cognitive

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How I monitored my home's biggest power drains in real time - 3 simple methods you can use (zdnet.com)

2026-02-03 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smart Meter → | tags: consumption, home, home users

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I tested 3 simple energy-monitoring tools to find my home's biggest power drains (zdnet.com)

2026-02-03 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smart Plug → | tags: consumption, home, home users

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I changed these 5 TV settings to cut my electricity bill during the winter - how they work (zdnet.com)

2026-01-24 | by Chris Bayer | get Smart Thermostat → | tags: brightness, consumption, efficient

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I monitored my home with 3 handy tools to find its worst power hogs (and they're easy to use) (zdnet.com)

2026-01-23 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smart Plug → | tags: consumption, home, home users

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Want to lower your electric bill? 3 tools I use to find the biggest power hogs in my house (zdnet.com)

2026-01-22 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smart Plug → | tags: consumption, home, home users

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Slop is everywhere for those with eyes to see (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-16 | get Smartwatch → | tags: consumption, creators, slop

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Slop Is Everywhere for Those with Eyes to See (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-16 | get Smart Glasses → | tags: consumption, creators, slop

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Samsung and Intel’s OLED tech makes HDR easier on laptop battery life (theverge.com)

2026-01-06 | by Jay Peters | get OLED Display → | tags: brightness, consumption, general usage

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Imagine 130M Washing Machines (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-05 | by Scott Sumner | get Washmaster → | tags: consumption, machines, million

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Trump’s War on Offshore Wind Is a Gut Punch to the AI Boom (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-23 | get Wind Turbine → | tags: ai stunting, consumption, consumption growing

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Changing these 5 TV settings helped cut my electricity bill - and I didn't miss a thing (zdnet.com)

2025-12-17 | by Chris Bayer | get Smart TV → | tags: brightness, consumption, efficient