The Economist

It’s not just China’s total population that’s falling

China’s urban population surpassed 943m in 2024, say official statistics, an increase of 100m in just seven years. The ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Scientists build a ‘periodic table’ for AI models

Scientists are trying to tame the chaos of modern artificial intelligence by doing something very old fashioned: drawing a ...
Morning Overview on MSN

A new air sponge method could harvest drinking water from thin air

Across some of the planet’s driest regions, engineers are racing to turn humidity into a reliable tap, using materials that ...
OMG! Ubuntu

Pinta 3.1 is Out with Axonometric Grids, Marching Ants + More

Following on from its beta release in September, the Pinta 3.1 release is now available for download with new features and ...
Forbes

Why America’s Power Grid Will Be Able To Withstand The $2.5 Trillion A.I. Datacenter Building Boom

Tech giants want to double A.I. electricity consumption in 5 years by enough to power more than 30 million homes. America can do it. Between now and 2030, the giants of A.I. like OpenAI, Google, ...
AOL

I Swear by the “Grid Method” for Raking Leaves in My Yard (And So Do Pros)

While shoveling snow may be the backbreaking chore of wintertime, leaf raking takes the (pumpkin-flavored) cake for fall. And if your usual method is to push all of the leaves into one massive pile in ...
Apartment Therapy

I Swear by the “Grid Method” for Raking Leaves in My Yard (And So Do Pros)

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. While shoveling snow may be the backbreaking ...
Futurism

OpenAI’s New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says

Earlier this week, OpenAI announced a “strategic partnership” with AI chipmaker Nvidia in which the duo of tech giants will build and deploy upwards of 10 gigawatts of AI data centers. Nvidia will ...
Computer Weekly

National Grid partners with AI firm to test dynamic management of datacentre energy demands

The National Grid will pilot the use of a technology that promises to allow artificial intelligence (AI) datacentres to flexibly adjust how much power they draw from the grid, as part of a push to ...
MIT Technology Review

AI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms?

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid. The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so ...
Forbes

Is The U.S. Headed For A Power Grid Crisis?

PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA - MAY 16: High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The grid is strained by increasing demand from ...
Reuters

Google agrees to curb power use for AI data centers to ease strain on US grid when demand surges

NEW YORK, August 4 (Reuters) - Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab has signed agreements with two U.S. electric utilities to reduce its AI data center power consumption during times of surging demand on ...