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Gas power plants approved for Meta’s $10B data center, and not everyone is happy

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-11-08 14:52:20

When Meta selected a site in Louisiana for its largest data center to date, it signed a deal with Entergy to power the site with three massive natural gas power plants. Yesterday evening, a state regulator approved Entergy’s plans. The power plants are expected to come online in 2028 and 2029, and at full strength, they’ll generate 2.25 gigawatts of electricity. Ultimately, the AI data center could draw 5 gigawatts of power as its expanded. The power plant project has been controversial among

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Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperating

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-08 23:07:55

Starlink operator SpaceX isn't getting the broadband money it demanded from state governments despite the Trump administration rewriting the rules of a $42 billion grant program. Instead of directing the lion's share of money to Elon Musk's space and satellite company, early results indicate that states still plan to deploy fiber broadband networks to most of their unserved households. When the Trump administration announced its overhaul of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) pr

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Africa Is Buying a Record Number of Chinese Solar Panels

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-11-09 09:00:00

While overall sales to African countries are still small compared to these traditional export markets, the Global South appears to be at a turning point in how it thinks about energy. For decades, energy-starved countries largely had one default option when they wanted to add new power supply: import coal and gas. Now, for the first time, solar energy is emerging as the cheaper and greener way forward, so there’s no need to sacrifice the environment for development. Familiar Story What’s happe

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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

news.ycombinator.com Casey Crownhart 2025-11-09 12:52:50

Earlier this year, MIT Technology Review published a comprehensive series on AI and energy, at which time none of the major AI companies would reveal their per-prompt energy usage. Google’s new publication, at last, allows for a peek behind the curtain that researchers and analysts have long hoped for. The study focuses on a broad look at energy demand, including not only the power used by the AI chips that run models but also by all the other infrastructure needed to support that hardware. “W

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Google says a typical AI text prompt only uses 5 drops of water — experts say that’s misleading

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-11-09 17:00:00

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Amid a fierce debate about the environmental toll of artificial intelligence, Google released a new study that says its Gemini AI assistant only uses a minimal amount of water and energy f

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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2025-11-09 23:00:00

Earlier this year, MIT Technology Review published a comprehensive series on AI and energy, at which time none of the major AI companies would reveal their per-prompt energy usage. Google’s new publication, at last, allows for a peek behind the curtain that researchers and analysts have long hoped for. The study focuses on a broad look at energy demand, including not only the power used by the AI chips that run models but also by all the other infrastructure needed to support that hardware. “W

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FBI warns of Russian hackers exploiting 7-year-old Cisco flaw

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-09 23:04:08

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that hackers linked to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) are targeting critical infrastructure organizations in attacks exploiting a 7-year-old vulnerability in Cisco devices. The FBI's public service announcement states that the state-backed hacking group, linked to the FSB's Center 16 unit and tracked as Berserk Bear (also known as Blue Kraken, Crouching Yeti, Dragonfly, and Koala Team), has been targeting Cisco networking devices usi

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Google reveals how much energy a Gemini query uses - in industry first

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-11-09 23:00:00

Getty Images/Eoneren ZDNET's key takeaways Google released energy and water consumption estimates for its Gemini AI apps. It is the first major tech company to publish this information. Estimates are lower than public calculations, but industry-wide usage is still unclear. AI demand is rapidly accelerating, which means the infrastructure that makes it possible -- data centers and the power plants that supply them -- is expanding, too. The lack of concrete data around exactly how much energy

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A geothermal network in Colorado could help a rural town diversify its economy

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-10 10:15:00

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Hayden, a small town in the mountains of northwest Colorado, is searching for ways to diversify its economy, much like other energy communities across the Mountain West. For decades, a coal-fired power plant, now scheduled to shut down in the coming years, served as a reliable source of tax revenue, jobs, and e

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SpaceX has built the machine to build the machine. But what about the machine?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-10 10:30:20

STARBASE, Texas—I first visited SpaceX's launch site in South Texas a decade ago. Driving down the pocked and barren two-lane road to its sandy terminus, I found only rolling dunes, a large mound of dirt, and a few satellite dishes that talked to Dragon spacecraft as they flew overhead. A few years later, in mid-2019, the company had moved some of that dirt and built a small launch pad. A handful of SpaceX engineers working there at the time shared some office space nearby in a tech hub buildin

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Best Standing Desks of 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-09 18:42:00

What I like: When cable organization is the goal, the Autonomous SmartDesk 5 Pro is the desk. All of the cable management items, like a 3M cable organizer, cable management tray and magnetized cable runner, come included with the desk. With all the cables managed and out of the way, you have a lot of desktop space to play with. The SmartDesk 5 Pro is an electric motor desk that is quiet, quick and very easy to use and has three memory options. When you're choosing your heights and free-adjusti

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Debugging Behind the Iron Curtain (2010)

news.ycombinator.com Jake Poznanski 2025-11-11 17:53:35

Sergei is a veteran of the early days of the computing industry as it was developing in the Soviet Union. I had the pleasure of working and learning from him over the past year, and in that time I picked up more important lessons about both life and embedded programming than any amount of school could ever teach. The most striking lesson is the story of how and why, in late summer of 1986, Sergei decided to move his family out of the Soviet Union. In the 1980s, my mentor Sergei was writing soft

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Google launches new 67W dual-port charger that will be your Pixel 10’s best friend

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-11 23:00:57

TL;DR Google has launched the new Pixel Flex Dual Port 67W USB-C Fast Charger alongside the Pixel 10 series. This compact $59.99 charger uses proprietary tech to prioritize charging your Pixel while powering a second device. However, key technical details remain unknown, such as how power is split across ports and if GaN tech is used. Google has launched the new Pixel 10 series, featuring new Pixelsnap accessories thanks to the magnets built into the phone. While these magnets will steal the

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How to pre-order Google’s new Pixel 10 phones, Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Buds 2a

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-11 23:36:13

The base Pixel 10 doesn’t look or feel all that different from last year’s Pixel 9 from afar, but it packs a few notable upgrades on the spec sheet. The big one is a new 10.8MP telephoto camera with a 5x optical zoom, which should make the phone much more adept for portraits and shots of faraway objects. Previously, you had to buy a Pro model if you wanted a Pixel with a dedicated zoom lens. The catch is that the other two shooters in the triple-camera setup appear to be downgrades from the Pix

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Bootstrapping the Future: From Resource Estimation to Quantum Advantage

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-11-12 02:00:37

Quantum Algorithms That Work A central problem in quantum computing is the development of domain-specific algorithms that enable real scientific and economic contributions. Quantum algorithms in numerous domains such as finance, chemistry, physics, and biology are being developed with the intention of achieving quantum advantage, i.e. to derive deeper insights relative to established algorithms on classical machines. But these algorithms are typically evaluated through simulation and/or testing

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Zuckerberg's Huge AI Push Is Already Crumbling Into Chaos

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-12 09:11:13

Just a few months into Meta's multi-billion-dollar AI moonshot, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is already shaking up his "Superintelligence Lab" — and some of its longtime leaders are leaving amid the chaos. As the New York Times reports based on insider sources, Meta has announced internally that it will be splitting its AI division into four separate groups: one focused on research, one on so-called "superintelligence," one on products, and another on infrastructure. First leaked in part to The Informa

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8BitDo's charging dock for Xbox controllers costs just $20 right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-12 09:30:55

8BitDo is predominantly known for its excellent gamepads of all shapes and sizes , but it makes other accessories too, including a charging dock for the Xbox Wireless Controller that is currently 20 percent off. Right now you can grab the officially licensed dock for $20, down from its regular price of $25. 8BitDo’s charging dock is compatible with the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One variants of the Xbox Wireless Controller and uses magnetic contact charging to juice up your pad. It comes with a 1

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This Anker 3-in-1 wireless charging station is down to a record-low price

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-12 14:05:37

Anker makes some of our favorite charging gear, and now you can save on a bunch of wireless power accessories from the brand. Whether you're going back to school soon or want a new charging station that can power up a few devices at once, there are discounts here worth considering. One of the best is this 3-in-1 MagSafe charging station, on sale for a record low price of $63. The Qi2-certified charger wirelessly charges your compatible iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods on one compact and convenie

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Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology (1986)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-12 08:15:00

=== This is a free online edition of Bruce Sterling's anthology Mirrorshades. === Coverted to webpage by Rudy Rucker, posted September 2022, and updated November 2023. === Each story is Copyright (C) 2022 to its original authors, and all rights are reserved. The book is not public domain, nor is it Creative Commons. === Printing History: Arbor House edition / December 1986. Ace edition / July 1988 === Credits Mirrorshades anthology copyright © 1986 by Bruce Sterling. “The Gernsback Continuum

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Former Gears of War and Diablo head Rod Fergusson is now in charge of BioShock

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-12 09:56:30

Rod Fergusson, the head of the Diablo franchise for the last five years, is joining 2K Games to lead up the BioShock franchise. This is happening just a couple of weeks after Fergusson announced he was leaving Blizzard. He was also the studio head at Coalition once upon a time, where he oversaw the Gears of War franchise. Fergusson wrote on X that he will be "overseeing development of the next BioShock game" and will even have a say in that upcoming film adaptation for Netflix. The franchise is

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Microsoft reportedly fixing SSD failures caused by Windows updates

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-13 05:26:30

Recently released Windows 11 24H2 updates are reportedly causing data corruption and failure issues for some SSD and HDD models on up-to-date systems. This issue was first reported on Friday by a Japanese PC building enthusiast who saw drives with Phison NAND controllers disappearing from the OS during heavy write operations (like writing large files or many files at once) after installing the KB5063878 security update and the KB5062660 preview update. While some of the impacted drives were re

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Mirrorshades, the Cyberpunk Anthology

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 02:15:00

=== This is a free online edition of Bruce Sterling's anthology Mirrorshades. === Coverted to webpage by Rudy Rucker, posted September 2022, and updated November 2023. === Each story is Copyright (C) 2022 to its original authors, and all rights are reserved. The book is not public domain, nor is it Creative Commons. === Printing History: Arbor House edition / December 1986. Ace edition / July 1988 === Credits Mirrorshades anthology copyright © 1986 by Bruce Sterling. “The Gernsback Continuum

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Is Meta’s Superintelligence Overhaul a Sign Its AI Goals Are Struggling?

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-11-13 09:37:18

Meta is splitting its AI division Meta Superintelligence Labs less than two months after the company announced its formation in June. The group will be split into four smaller groups, according to a New York Times report. One group will focus on AI research, another one on infrastructure and hardware projects, one on AI products, and another one on building out AI superintelligence, a hypothetical AI system that could outperform human intelligence on any and all scales. Facebook did not respon

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This is the coolest charger I’ve seen, and it’s 25% off!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-13 18:29:40

See that little robot in the image above? It’s actually a multi-port charger! It will definitely spark plenty of conversations, but it’s also a pretty capable charger, and right now, it’s 25% off! Buy the GravaStar Alpha65 GaN 65W Wall Charger for just $37.46 ($12.49 off) This offer is available from Amazon, but the deal isn’t applied automatically. You must manually apply an on-page coupon before adding it to your cart. By the way, the maximum savings only work with the Gray and White models.

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Google announced the next step in its nuclear energy plans

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-11-13 17:45:58

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is one step closer to reaching its nuclear ambitions now that it’s working with public power utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to purchase electricity from a next-generation

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Nissan's redesigned Leaf EV starts at $29,990

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-14 09:15:20

We learned earlier this summer that Nissan was working on a redesign of its Leaf EV, but today the company shared some additional information about the vehicle. One of the most notable details is the price, which will be $29,990 for the Leaf S+ trim. That's a lower amount for the third-generation car than the original 2011 Leaf cost, continuing what has become a trend of Nissan offering electric vehicles for modest prices . The Leaf SV+ will retail for $34,230 and the Leaf Platinum+ will cost $3

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A Super-Energetic Neutrino That Reached Earth in 2023 Has Been Confirmed to Be Real. But Where Did It Come From?

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-11-14 00:00:00

In February 2023, a cosmic particle detector housed deep in the Mediterranean Sea recorded the arrival of a neutrino with approximately 20 to 30 times more energy than any other neutrino documented previously. Labelled KM3-230213A, the particle had a calculated energy of 220 petaelectronvolts (PeV), far greater than the 10 PeV of the previously most energetic neutrino. The finding generated a lot of excitement among physicists, but raised also many questions. Neutrinos are the most abundant par

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A renovation project in Turkey led to the discovery of a lost city (2023)

news.ycombinator.com April White 2025-11-14 11:34:55

We live cheek by jowl with undiscovered worlds. Sometimes the barriers that separate us are thick, sometimes they’re thin, and sometimes they’re breached. That’s when a wardrobe turns into a portal to Narnia, a rabbit hole leads to Wonderland, and a Raquel Welch poster is all that separates a prison cell from the tunnel to freedom. A Fateful Swing of the Hammer Those are all fictional examples. But in 1963, that barrier was breached for real. Taking a sledgehammer to a wall in his basement, a

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The Download: clean energy progress, and OpenAI’s trilemma

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-11-15 14:10:00

—Joshua A. Basseches is the David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy at Tulane University. The second Trump administration is proving to be more disastrous for the climate and the clean energy economy than many had feared. Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed most of the clean energy incentives in former president Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. Meanwhile, his EPA administrator has moved to revoke the endangerment finding, t

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Don’t wait for Google’s new 67W charger — buy this one today

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-15 22:00:24

Joe Maring / Android Authority This Wednesday is going to be an exciting day to be a Pixel fan. On Wednesday, Google will announce the (highly-leaked) Pixel 10 series, the Pixel Watch 4, and a new pair of Pixel earbuds — presumably the Pixel Buds 2a. In addition to all of that, we’re also expecting a lot of new accessories for Google’s latest hardware. On Monday, Android Authority reported that one such accessory will be a 67W dual-port charger. Considering that Google’s current most powerful

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