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Farmer Hailed as Hero for Rejecting Huge Payment to Turn His Land Into a Giant Data Center

"Now that is a real hero in these gutless times!" The post Farmer Hailed as Hero for Rejecting Huge Payment to Turn His Land Into a Giant Data Center appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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Farmer Hailed as Hero for Rejecting Huge Payment to Turn His Land Into a Giant Data Center

Futurism

AI Data Centers Are Now Spiking Hard Drive Prices

First RAM, now storage? The post AI Data Centers Are Now Spiking Hard Drive Prices appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Futurism

AI Data Centers Are Now Spiking Hard Drive Prices

WIRED Science

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?

Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit?

2 hours ago

WIRED Science

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?

New York Times Science

Data Centers and Your Power Bill

New A.I. sites could drive up your power bill. We look at possible solutions.

18 hours ago

New York Times Science

Data Centers and Your Power Bill

New York Times Science

On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines

None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science.

18 hours ago

New York Times Science

On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines

New York Times Science

A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters

Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands, in what may be the first recording of the species that far south.

21 hours ago

New York Times Science

A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters

Futurism

Amazon’s Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style

So much for building on AI breakthroughs. The post Amazon's Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style appeared first on Futurism.

19 hours ago

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Amazon’s Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style

Futurism

Skeptic Builds “Havana Syndrome”-Style Device, Tests It on Himself, Suffers Grim Consequences

One-shotted by the brain scrambler. The post Skeptic Builds "Havana Syndrome"-Style Device, Tests It on Himself, Suffers Grim Consequences appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

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Skeptic Builds “Havana Syndrome”-Style Device, Tests It on Himself, Suffers Grim Consequences

Futurism

Oxford Researcher Warns That AI Is Heading for a Hindenburg-Style Disaster

"It was a dead technology from that point on." The post Oxford Researcher Warns That AI Is Heading for a Hindenburg-Style Disaster appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Futurism

Oxford Researcher Warns That AI Is Heading for a Hindenburg-Style Disaster

New York Times Science

Cleaning Up Carnival, Bead by Plantable Bead

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Cleaning Up Carnival, Bead by Plantable Bead

New York Times Science

E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule

Environmental and health groups sued the E.P.A. over its elimination of the endangerment finding. The matter is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule

New York Times Science

U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change

The Trump administration is threatening to leave the influential agency unless it stops publishing its annual road map for cutting planet-warming emissions.

18 hours ago

New York Times Science

U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change