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Microsoft’s new sustainability report, released late last week, shows how a carbon-heavy economy can weigh on a company that wants to be carbon light. Since 2020, its carbon emissions are up 23.4%, mostly a result of breakneck data center buildout to support its growing cloud and AI operations. Buying enough clean electricity is actually the easy part — it’s the facilities themselves that are laden with carbon-intensive materials and products, including steel, concrete, and computer chips. “We
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust A hot potato: The global AI industry is quietly crossing an energy threshold that could reshape power grids and climate commitments. New findings reveal that the electricity required to run advanced AI systems may surpass Bitcoin mining's notorious energy appetite by late 2025, with implications that extend far beyond tech boardrooms. The rapid expansion of generative AI has triggered a boom in dat
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An ebike library is exactly what it sounds like: a place where people can borrow electric bikes for free for, in some instances, as long as a week. And lately, thanks to the growing popularity of ebikes, these lending libraries have begun to sprout up around America. According to some experts, ebike libraries serve two purposes: to expose potential buyers to the advantages of ebikes through a real-world test ride and to provide access to free transportation in or near lower-income communities.
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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. AI could soon surpass Bitcoin mining in energy consumption, according to a new analysis that concludes artificial intelligence could use close to half of all the electricity consumed by data centers globally by the end of 2025. The estimates come from Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD
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Attendees view a Joby Aviation electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft during an event at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, on Sept. 25, 2023. Joby Aviation shares jumped about 29% Wednesday after the maker of electric air taxis said it received $250 million from Toyota . The payment is part of a previously announced deal from the carmaker to invest $500 million in the company to support certification and commercial production of its electric air taxis. Toyota an
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Attendees view a Joby Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during an event at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Air taxi start-up Joby Aviation Inc. today announced it has delivered its first eVTOL to the US Air Force. Joby Aviation shares jumped 28% Wednesday after the maker of electric air taxis said it received $250 million from Toyota . The payment is part of a previously announced deal from the carmaker to invest $500
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Forward-looking: Portuguese scientists are exploring how the power of the ocean can be harnessed not only to generate clean electricity but also to protect vulnerable shorelines. Researchers from CIIMAR and FEUP have published a study in the journal Applied Energy, proposing a dual-purpose wave energy park near Esposende in northwest Portugal. Their vision goes beyond generating renewable energy – it integrates coastal protection directly into the design of the energy infrastructure. At the hea
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Attendees view a Joby Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during an event at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Air taxi start-up Joby Aviation Inc. today announced it has delivered its first eVTOL to the US Air Force. Joby Aviation shares jumped 20% Wednesday after the maker of electric air taxis said it received $250 million from Toyota . The payment is part of a previously announced deal from the carmaker to invest $500
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It has long been said that visiting China from the West is akin to landing in a parallel universe. Pick any major city and most aspects look and feel broadly familiar, yet the fundamentals are different. You can’t hail an Uber or use Google Maps to get around, and your hotel TV won’t have Netflix. Instead, there’s always a domestic alternative. One that is likely newer, bigger, quicker, and perhaps even better than what you’re used to back home. And so to the Chinese car industry, whose latest
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If you're considering an electric vehicle, but still need room to haul things, there's a new Kia electric vehicle coming to North America that you may want to consider. The plucky Kia Tasman truck last year had a polarizing design, but it was still considered a success. Now, Kia is celebrating by releasing a second pickup truck. Details are fairly slim right now, but some conclusions can be drawn from the company. "Kia plans to introduce an EV pickup truck based on a new EV platform designed fo
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Elon Musk interviews on CNBC from the Tesla Headquarters in Texas. European sales of Tesla vehicles plunged in April, as the U.S. electric carmaker continues to face reputational damage regionally and rising competition. Tesla sold 7,261 cars in Europe in April, down 49% year-on-year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). That drop came even as overall battery electric car sales rose 34.1% annually in April. Tesla has faced brand damage over the past few mont
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CNET/Caroline Igo The electric toothbrushes in this section weren't my favorites, but they have some qualities worth mentioning. One of these might be the right choice for you, so we felt it was worthwhile to include them. Oral-B iO2 Since I love the Oral-B iO Series 5 so much (it’s been my main toothbrush for over two years now), I was sent the new Oral-B iO2 electric toothbrush to test. It has the same brushing power and feel as the Series 5. It has three cleaning modes, a pressure sensor a
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AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, research published Thursday in the journal Joule shows. That demand from AI, the research states, could double by the end of this year, comprising nearly half of all total data-center electricity consumption worldwide, excluding the electricity used for bitcoin mining. The new research is published in a commentary by Alex de Vries-Gao, the founder of Digiconomist, a research company that evaluates the e
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Facepalm: Like many electric vehicles, Teslas feature fully electric doors with emergency manual release mechanisms in case the car loses power. However, enough owners find Tesla's manual door openers insufficiently accessible that a market for custom escape latches has emerged. Numerous deadly incidents have occurred in which Tesla drivers and passengers were trapped inside their vehicles following a crash or fire. In many cases, survivors were rescued only after bystanders or first responders
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Part Three: Fuel and emissions Now that we have an estimate of the total energy required to run an AI model to produce text, images, and videos, we can work out what that means in terms of emissions that cause climate change. First, a data center humming away isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If all data centers were hooked up to solar panels and ran only when the sun was shining, the world would be talking a lot less about AI’s energy consumption. That’s not the case. Most electrical grids aroun
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Innovation in IT got us to this point. Graphics processing units (GPUs) that power the computing behind AI have fallen in cost by 99% since 2006. There was similar concern about the energy use of data centers in the early 2010s, with wild projections of growth in electricity demand. But gains in computing power and energy efficiency not only proved these projections wrong but enabled a 550% increase in global computing capability from 2010 to 2018 with only minimal increases in energy use. In t
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Part Three: Fuel and emissions Now that we have an estimate of the total energy required to run an AI model to produce text, images, and videos, we can work out what that means in terms of emissions that cause climate change. First, a data center humming away isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If all data centers were hooked up to solar panels and ran only when the sun was shining, the world would be talking a lot less about AI’s energy consumption. That’s not the case. Most electrical grids aroun
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Toyota has announced the return of the C-HR to the United States, but this time as an all-electric model built on its e-TNGA platform. The crossover electric vehicle will now be the second Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) model sold by Toyota in the United States, along with the new bZ , which was also announced this week. The reimagined C-HR will offer up to 290 miles of range and will offer crossover utility with 60/40-fold-flat seats and over 25 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats.
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ZDNET's key takeaways The new Bosch Go is on sale for $90, around $10 off the regular price. It features USB-C charging, a vast improvement on the old microUSB port, plus there's a bigger battery and a ring light on the front to illuminate the workspace. The screwdriver comes in a handy carry case with a selection of bits, so you have everything to do the job in hand. $99.99 at Amazon Two years ago, I got myself a Bosch Go electric screwdriver. The thing was amazing; it's been on my best elec
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Forward-looking: If GM and LG Energy Solution successfully scale up production and demonstrate the durability of LMR batteries, they could set a new industry standard. Success in these areas would reinforce GM's leadership in the profitable truck and SUV markets while accelerating electric vehicle adoption by addressing two key consumer barriers: cost and range. General Motors and LG Energy Solution are poised to launch a new era for electric vehicles with the commercial release of lithium mang
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FeRAM based on passive crossbar array of ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) capacitors Ferroelectricity is a property of certain materials that exhibit spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by the external electric field14,15,16,17,18. Displacement currents due to polarization reversal can be detected when the applied electric field is higher than the coercive field13,19. The non-volatile nature of ferroelectric materials, coupled with their ability to gradually change polarization stat
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I’m fascinated with the early 20th-century zeal for electrifying everyday things. Hand tools, toasters, hot combs—they all obviously benefited from the jolt of electrification. But the eraser? What was so problematic about the humble eraser that it needed electrifying? A number of things, it turned out. According to Hermann Lukowski in his 1935 patent application for an apparatus for erasing, “Hand held rubbers are clumsy and cover a greater area than may be required.” Aye, there’s the rub, as
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The future of electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring may soon look like a strand of hair. In place of the traditional metal electrodes, a web of wires and sticky adhesives, a team of researchers from Penn State created a hairlike device for long-term, non-invasive monitoring of the brain’s electrical activity. The lightweight and flexible electrode attaches directly to the scalp and delivers stable, high-quality recordings of the brain’s signals. EEG is critical for diag
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is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Mitsubishi will launch a new electric vehicle in North America next summer that’s based on Nissan’s upcoming third-generation Leaf. The new EV, which will be Mitsubishi’s second-ever in the US after the pioneering i-MiEV, is part of the company’s “Momentum 2030” growth plan where it will launch “a new or significantly revised vehicle every yea
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In Brief Mitsubishi Motors is in talks with Taiwan-based Foxconn’s electric vehicle division to source an OEM electric car model that the Japanese automaker plans to sell in Australia and New Zealand in the latter half of 2026. Mitsubishi said on Wednesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Foxtron Vehicle Technologies to develop the EV and would hold further discussions to reach an agreement. Foxtron is a joint venture between Foxconn and Taiwan-based Yulon Motor Co., which
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What just happened? Kuwait has declared cryptocurrency mining "illegal and unlicensed" as part of a broad crackdown to ease pressure on its strained power grid amid a worsening energy crisis. This firm stance contrasts sharply with neighboring Dubai, which continues to embrace the crypto sector, recently hosting a major international conference attended by prominent industry figures. Kuwait has launched a sweeping crackdown on cryptocurrency mining, blaming the activity for worsening a power cr
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This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Raymond Ward wants to see solar panels draped over every balcony in the United States and doesn’t understand why that isn’t happening. The technology couldn’t be easier to use—simply hang one or two panels over a railing and plug them into an outlet. The devices provide up to 800 watts, enough to charge a laptop or power a small fridge. They’re popular in Germany, where everyone from renters to climate activ
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Securing a degree is always worth celebrating, but it may feel tough to find a gift that perfectly summarizes how proud you are of your recent grad. With so many gadgets and accessories out there, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and to second-guess whether you're buying the perfect gift. We've compiled a list that might help. These graduation gift ideas range from a luxe tote bag for their first grown-up job to a carry-on so they can plot their next adventure. Don't see anything here you like? Ch
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The causes of the power outage that left millions in Spain and Portugal without electricity on Monday have yet to be fully determined, though service has now been restored across 99 percent of the Iberian peninsula. Red Eléctrica, the public company in charge of operating Spain’s transmission infrastructure, has preliminarily ruled out a cyberattack, human error, or unusual weather or atmospheric conditions as a cause of the outage. The company points out that the incident could have originated
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Securing a degree is always worth celebrating, but it may feel tough to find a gift that perfectly summarizes how proud you are of your recent grad. With so many gadgets and accessories out there, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and to second-guess whether you're buying the perfect gift. We've compiled a list that might help. These graduation gift ideas range from a luxe tote bag for their first grown-up job to a carry-on so they can plot their next adventure. Don't see anything here you like? Ch
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