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Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 22:22:33

So far this year, electricity use in the US is up nearly 4 percent compared to the same period the year prior. That comes after decades of essentially flat use, a change that has been associated with a rapid expansion of data centers. And a lot of those data centers are being built to serve the boom in AI usage. Given that some of this rising demand is being met by increased coal use (as of May, coal's share of generation is up about 20 percent compared to the year prior), the environmental impa

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OpenCUA’s open source computer-use agents rival proprietary models from OpenAI and Anthropic

venturebeat.com Ben Dickson 2025-11-05 05:25:35

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now A new framework from researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and collaborating institutions provides an open source foundation for creating robust AI agents that can operate computers. The framework, called OpenCUA, includes the tools, data, and recipes for scaling the development of computer-use agents (CUAs). Models trained usin

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Black Holes Are the Elusive Source of the Universe’s Dark Energy, Study Argues

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-11-06 00:25:46

Dark energy—the hypothetical force accelerating our universe’s expansion—sometimes raises more questions than it answers. A new study, however, presents surprising evidence that black holes may be an incubator for dark energy—suggesting that the force may be less constant than we believed. In a paper published August 21 in Physical Review Letters, researchers used data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to test a hypothesis that argues black holes convert dead star matter into

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Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-06 05:53:12

So far this year, electricity use in the US is up nearly 4 percent compared to the same period the year prior. That comes after decades of essentially flat use, a change that has been associated with a rapid expansion of data centers. And a lot of those data centers are being built to serve the boom in AI usage. Given that some of this rising demand is being met by increased coal use (as of May, coal's share of generation is up about 20 percent compared to the year prior), the environmental impa

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4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-06 14:02:21

Some American politicians - particularly the Trump administration, its allies and officials - have pushed back against what they regard as overreach in the regulation of US tech firms by the UK and EU. A perceived impact of the Online Safety Act on free speech has been a particular concern, but other laws have also been the source of disagreement. On 19 August, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the UK had withdrawn its controversial demand for a "backdoor" in an Apple dat

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We Finally Know the Mule’s Backstory on ‘Foundation’—or Do We?

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-11-06 20:15:30

The Mule, as played by Pilou Asbæk, has brought both menace and mystery to Foundation‘s third season. He’s more than made good on the terrifying visions that prefaced his arrival—we know he’s destined for a vicious battle against Foundation heroine Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell)—with his cruel, crafty plan to take over the galaxy. He uses his amplified psychic powers to manipulate people to commit horrors, all while claiming he merely desires to be loved. Such complexity has to come from somewhere,

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Meta's AI Push Leads to $10 Billion Google Cloud Deal, Report Says

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-06 20:20:20

Eager to establish dominance in artificial intelligence, Meta has signed up to use cloud-computing services from Google Cloud in a deal worth at least $10 billion over six years, according to a report from Bloomberg. The deal would expand Meta's capabilities as it continues to push into AI tools and services across its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. AI requires an enormous amount of computing resources, which requires more data center bandwidth. In turn, those data cente

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Being “Confidently Wrong” is holding AI back

news.ycombinator.com Tanmai Gopal 2025-11-06 22:14:35

The reason humans are so useful is not mainly their raw intelligence. It’s their ability to build up context, interrogate their own failures, and pick up small improvements and efficiencies as they practice a task - "Why I don't think AGI is right around the corner", Dwarkesh Patel In this post, based on our recent experiences selling 7-figure AI deals to Fortune 500s and Silicon Valley tech cos alike, I'll discuss how "confident inaccuracy" seems to be at the heart of this problem. Being C

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Microsoft: August Windows updates cause severe streaming issues

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-07 10:25:39

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 security updates are causing severe lag and stuttering issues with NDI streaming software on some Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. This comes after widespread reports from users experiencing a wide range of performance problems when using various streaming apps, including OBS (Open Broadcast Software), "Severe stuttering, lag, and choppy audio/video might occur when using NDI (Network Device Interface) for streaming or transferring audio/video fee

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Being confidently wrong is holding AI back

news.ycombinator.com Tanmai Gopal 2025-11-07 10:14:35

The reason humans are so useful is not mainly their raw intelligence. It’s their ability to build up context, interrogate their own failures, and pick up small improvements and efficiencies as they practice a task - "Why I don't think AGI is right around the corner", Dwarkesh Patel In this post, based on our recent experiences selling 7-figure AI deals to Fortune 500s and Silicon Valley tech cos alike, I'll discuss how "confident inaccuracy" seems to be at the heart of this problem. Being C

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The latest Kindle update is a good step toward accessibility

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-07 17:30:09

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Kindle update 5.18.4.01 reintroduces Assistive Reader with synced text-to-speech. The update is currently available for 11th and 12th-gen Kindles, Kindle Colorsoft, and Kindle Scribe. Recent updates include a large font option and improved menu design. Amazon rolled out firmware version 5.18.4.0.1 for its 11th and 12th‑generation Kindle e‑readers, along with the Kindle Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe, bringing a welcome boost in accessibility and a few in

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DaVita says ransomware gang stole data of nearly 2.7 million people

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-07 18:38:14

Kidney dialysis firm DaVita has confirmed that a ransomware gang that breached its network stole the personal and health information of nearly 2.7 million individuals. DaVita serves over 265,400 patients across 3,113 outpatient dialysis centers, 2,660 in the United States, and 453 centers in 13 other countries worldwide. The company reported revenues of over $12 billion in 2024 and of $3.3 billion for the second quarter of 2025. In April, the healthcare provider revealed in a filing with the U

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5 ways Mercedes F1 harnesses data and the latest tech to perfect race day performance

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2025-11-07 20:00:00

NurPhoto/Contributor/NurPhoto via Getty Images Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Steve Riley, head of IT operations and service management at Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, gave ZDNET a tour of his racing team's state-of-the-art technology campus in Brackley, UK, and reflected on the impact digital and data have on the sport. "Technology is more crucial in Formula One than ever," he said. "Any sort of manufacturing fu

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The attr() function in CSS now supports types

news.ycombinator.com Amit Merchant 2025-11-03 16:54:29

The attr() function in CSS is a powerful function that allows you to use the value of an attribute of an HTML element as the value of a CSS property. This function is commonly used with the content property in pseudo-elements to display the value of an attribute on the page. The attr() function has been around for a while and is widely used in CSS. However, it was limited to only accepting a single argument: the name of the attribute whose value you wanted to use. On top of that, the value ret

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Benchmarks for Golang SQLite Drivers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-03 18:13:39

Benchmarks for Golang SQLite Drivers Note This work is sponsored by Monibot - Website, Server and Application Monitoring. Try out Monibot for free at https://monibot.io. For benchmarks I used the following libraries: bvinc, github.com/bvinc/go-sqlite-lite, a CGO-based solution. This is not a database/sql driver. craw, github.com/crawshaw/sqlite, a CGO-based solution. This is not a database/sql driver. eaton, github.com/eatonphil/gosqlite, a CGO-based solution. This is not a database/sql dri

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Google's AI Mode Is Getting New Agentic Features for Restaurant Reservations and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-08 04:30:00

Google's AI Mode is getting new agentic capabilities and expanding to 180 new countries and territories around the world, Google announced Thursday. AI Mode allows you to ask questions directly to Google and it'll kick off a series of searches on your behalf. From there, it will surface relevant information to your query without the need to do any of the deep research yourself. It changes the way you search for things online, and it's getting even smarter with this latest rollout. Powered by De

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Beyond the Logo: How We're Weaving Full Images Inside QR Codes

news.ycombinator.com Anant Bhasin 2025-11-04 09:43:31

QR codes are everywhere. They’re incredibly functional, connecting our physical and digital worlds with a simple scan. But let's be honest: most of them are an eyesore. The standard black-and-white pixelated square often feels like a necessary evil that disrupts an otherwise beautiful design. The common solution has been to leverage the QR code's built-in error correction to place a logo in the center. While functional, it’s still an overlay—a sticker on top of the data. We thought, what if the

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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 20:52:20

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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Install Microsoft's emergency Windows patch now - what it fixes and why it was rushed out

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-09 10:13:52

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Fixes a flaw that impacted the Windows reset and reinstall tools. The patch affects certain versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. To install the patch, head to Windows Update under Settings. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Microsoft has squashed a recent and annoying bug in Windows that caused the built-in reset and reinstall tools to fail if you tried to run

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Microsoft asks customers for feedback on reported SSD failures

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-09 14:48:35

Microsoft is seeking further information from customers who reported failure and data corruption issues affecting their solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) after installing the August 2025 security update. Microsoft told BleepingComputer on Wednesday that it is aware of reports that installing the KB5063878 security update is causing SSD and HDD data corruption and failure issues. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, the company added that it couldn't reproduce the i

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Microsoft asks customers for feedback on SSD failure issues

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-09 20:48:35

Microsoft is seeking further information from customers who reported failure and data corruption issues affecting their solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) after installing the August 2025 security update. Microsoft told BleepingComputer on Wednesday that it is aware of reports that installing the KB5063878 security update is causing SSD and HDD data corruption and failure issues. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, the company added that it couldn't reproduce the i

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Update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac ASAP to fix this dangerous security flaw - here's why

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-09 20:30:27

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Apple has patched a serious security flaw on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Patch fixes a flaw that could allow an attacker to install spyware. The flaw has been exploited in the wild against targeted individuals. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. I know you're probably tired of constantly updating your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to fix one issue or another. But there's yet anothe

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Why is D3 so Verbose?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-09 21:12:35

Why is D3 Code So Long and Complicated (or Why is it So Verbose)? D3 is a b***h of a language at first glance. It’s long. It’s complicated and verbose. You have to enter what feels like an obscene amount of key strokes to draw one line. I’m currently about one-third of the way through my journey of learning D3.js, having finished Interactive Visualisation for the Web by Scott Murray, and now picking my way through D3.js in Action by Elijah Meeks and Anne-Marie Dufour. (And just for kicks, I’m

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A Conceptual Model for Storage Unification

news.ycombinator.com Jack Vanlightly 2025-11-10 00:18:12

Factor 2: Weighing the pros and cons If we want to provide the data in lakehouse format so Spark jobs can slice and dice the data, then either shared tiering or materialization is an option. Shared tiering might be preferable if reducing storage cost (by avoiding data duplication) is the primary concern. However, other factors are also at play, as explained earlier in 1. The challenges of shared tiering. Materialization might be preferable if: The primary and secondary systems have completel

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

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-11-10 05:00:00

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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The Jobs AI Is Replacing the Fastest

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-11-10 05:37:41

The jobs most likely to be replaced by artificial intelligence all have one thing in common, a new study has found. The World Economic Forum studied business sectors globally and found that industries with loads of high-quality data could have AI adoption rates around 60-70%, but those with less or fragmented data thus far have seen less than 25% of their jobs taken over by AI. That means jobs with clear-cut data like finance, customer support, healthcare, interpreters, historians and writers

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Why Ancestry Is the Best DNA Test Kit in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-09 23:40:00

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial struggles. As a result, we removed it from this comparison and now outline why AncestryDNA is the best at-home DNA kit for learning more about your heritage, ancestry and even your medical predispositions. If you've used 23andMe, here is how you can delete your account and data. You can also read mor

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UK faces legal challenge over attempt to force through data center development

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-11-10 15:55:49

The U.K. government is facing a legal challenge from campaigners over its decision to override a local authority and wave through development of a new "hyperscale" data center. Last year, the local authority of Buckinghamshire, England, denied planning permission for proposals to build a new 90-megawatt data center on green belt land. The green belt is a term in British town planning that refers to an area of open land on which building is restricted. Data centers, large facilities that house

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Apple's iOS 18.6.1 Brings This Redesigned Feature Back to Some Devices

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-10 15:00:02

Apple released iOS 18.6.1 on Aug. 14 after the tech giant mentioned the mobile software update in a blog post earlier that day. The update introduces a redesigned blood oxygen experience to iPhones paired with certain Apple Watches, but not much else. You can download iOS 18.6.1 by going to Settings, then tapping General. Next, select Software Update, then tap Update Now and follow the prompts on your screen. People with an Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 or Apple Watch Ultra 2 can also downlo

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Orange Belgium discloses data breach impacting 850,000 customers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-10 17:07:11

Orange Belgium, a subsidiary of telecommunications giant Orange Group, disclosed on Wednesday that attackers who breached its systems in July have stolen the data of approximately 850,000 customers. Orange Belgium provides fixed and mobile connectivity services to over 3 million customers in Belgium and Luxembourg, employs 1,500 staff, and claims to operate the largest 4G/5G network in the country. Last year, the company reported total service revenues of €1.34 billion. When BleepingComputer r

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Latest Tech News

Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

OpenCUA’s open source computer-use agents rival proprietary models from OpenAI and Anthropic

Black Holes Are the Elusive Source of the Universe’s Dark Energy, Study Argues

Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC

We Finally Know the Mule’s Backstory on ‘Foundation’—or Do We?

Meta's AI Push Leads to $10 Billion Google Cloud Deal, Report Says

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Microsoft: August Windows updates cause severe streaming issues

Being confidently wrong is holding AI back

The latest Kindle update is a good step toward accessibility

DaVita says ransomware gang stole data of nearly 2.7 million people

5 ways Mercedes F1 harnesses data and the latest tech to perfect race day performance

The attr() function in CSS now supports types

Benchmarks for Golang SQLite Drivers

Google's AI Mode Is Getting New Agentic Features for Restaurant Reservations and More

Beyond the Logo: How We're Weaving Full Images Inside QR Codes

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

Install Microsoft's emergency Windows patch now - what it fixes and why it was rushed out

Microsoft asks customers for feedback on reported SSD failures

Microsoft asks customers for feedback on SSD failure issues

Update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac ASAP to fix this dangerous security flaw - here's why

Why is D3 so Verbose?

A Conceptual Model for Storage Unification

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

The Jobs AI Is Replacing the Fastest

Why Ancestry Is the Best DNA Test Kit in 2025

UK faces legal challenge over attempt to force through data center development

Apple's iOS 18.6.1 Brings This Redesigned Feature Back to Some Devices

Orange Belgium discloses data breach impacting 850,000 customers

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