Published on: 2025-06-18 16:26:00
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In brief: New, higher energy efficiency ratings have gradually emerged for top-tier power supply units (PSUs) over the years, and new workloads have encouraged standards to continue increasing. In response to the growing pressure from cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and other data-intensive applications, ClearResult has introduced its latest benchmark. ClearResult recently introduced 80 P
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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. The US Energy Department says it’s rolling back long-standing efficiency standards for appliances, which advocates are calling a clear violation of the law. Continuing the Trump administration’s assault on federal water and energy efficiency programs, the department announced
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You would think the administration that launched the Department of Government Efficiency (despite how ineffective it has been) would be a big fan of improved efficacy in all areas. But Donald Trump keeps trying to kill any law that sets efficiency requirements for water and energy usage. His latest effort came Friday, when he signed a presidential memorandum calling the Department of Energy to “consider using all lawful authority to rescind” or weaken water and energy standards and signed measur
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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. Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum Friday afternoon directing the Department of Energy to “consider using all lawful authority to rescind” or weaken regulations for water and energy efficiency for dishwashers and washing machines. The action also includes water use
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Bottom line: The Energy Star program was introduced by a Republican president in 1992. Now, a new Republican administration appears poised to shut it down for good. While the Trump administration speaks of organizational improvements, industry representatives are warning politicians about the dire consequences their actions could have on households budgets. Internal sources at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report that the administration plans to kill the Energy Star program. After s
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The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate Energy Star, the popular energy efficiency certification for dishwashers, refrigerators, dryers and other home appliances, according to agency documents and a recording of an internal meeting. E.P.A. managers announced during a staff meeting on Monday that divisions that oversee climate change and energy efficiency would be eliminated as part of an agency reorganization. That includes the E.P.A.’s climate change office as well as the divisi
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Efficiency standards for home appliances were once the conversational equivalent of beige — neutral, but aggressively uninteresting. But as political polarization has deepened, dishwashers, laundry machines, showerheads, and other household staples have begun to take on a new charge. With Republicans now in control of the White House and both houses of Congress, rules that quietly save Americans money on utility bills while conserving energy and water are suddenly at risk. Earlier this month, P
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As energy bills climb, tax incentives become more generous and environmental concerns grow, more homeowners are turning to solar power. Spring brings longer days and more sunshine, so you might want to harness this increased solar potential. A recent CNET survey found that 78% of US adults are concerned about rising energy costs. If you're considering solar panels for your home, you might be wondering which solar panels have the best efficiency ratings. Our CNET experts have found the market's t
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In recent weeks, Elon Musk has turned his ire toward “government-funded nongovernmental organizations.” Now we’re starting to see the long arm of the Department of Government Efficiency reach to pocket check NGOs. Late on Monday, the United States Institute of Peace saw DOGE employees, reportedly flanked by FBI agents and Washington, D.C. police officers, force their way into the independent nonprofit and escort out employees, according to the New York Times. DOGE has been trying to get into th
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Choose your answer and the correct choice will be revealed. Correct Answer: Colemak Designed by Shai Coleman, Colemak is an alternative to the QWERTY keyboard layout that rearranges 17 keys to significantly reduce finger movement – by over 50%. Notably, the ZXCV keys remain unchanged, ensuring that common shortcuts such as undo, cut, copy, and paste function the same as in QWERTY. According to efficiency tests, Colemak users spend 74% of their typing time on the home row, compared to just 34%
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Following intense backlash, startup accelerator Y Combinator quietly pulled a video from its X account demonstrating a new startup’s AI-powered worker monitoring software. The startup, called Optifye, says on its website that it is developing “AI line optimization for manual assembly” that can boost efficiency by up to 30%. That sounds anodyne enough until you watch the video. “Thirty-seven percent line efficiency? That’s bad,” the video starts, as a young man looks at a dashboard showing the s
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