Nvidia Corp., which has become a standout in the tech industry’s race toward artificial intelligence computing, gave another

OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 21, 2023--

Rumors and leaks have been flying around about what Apple plans to show at WWDC

Editors' Note: According to its developer, "SpiderOak One Backup has been publicly in maintenance mode

TL;DR: Prime Video is hosting the Cincinnati Open in 2023. You can watch for free

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 18, 2023--

KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 12, 2023--

Artificial intelligence is using gallons upon gallons of water. Microsoft alone used more than 2,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water in its data centres last year. The latest numbers are leading to yet more questions about the sustainability and environmental dangers of the growth of artificial intelligence and related technology. Artificial intelligence requires vast computing resources, undertaking deeply complex calculations on behalf of people around the world. AI systems tend to be run in the cloud rather than on individual people’s computers, meaning that companies running them must operate vast server farms to deal with the queries of their users. Those server farms in turn need to pump in water to cool themselves down, because of the heat generated by those computers. That has long been a concern for environmentalists, but the sharp growth in artificial intelligence has led to even more use. Microsoft’s water consumption rose 34 per cent between 2021 and 2022, according to its latest environmental report, highlighted by the Associated Press. It was up to almost 1.7 billion gallons. Not all of that is from artificial intelligence. But Shaolei Ren, a researcher at the University of California, Riverside working to better understand the environmental impact of AI told the AP that the “majority of the growth” is because of the technology. Google also said that its water use had increased by 20 per cent over the same period. That varied across its different data centres, which are based in different parts of the US. For each 5 to 50 prompts, or questions, put to ChatGPT, it uses 500 millilitres of water, according to a paper that will be published by Professor Ren and his team later this year. Many technology companies have expressed concerns about their own water use, and how to minimise any negative effects of their data centres. The environmental concerns can be especially pressing because the use of water can be focused in particular areas around a data centre, meaning that the damage may not be spread. Google said last year for instance that “Wherever we use water, we are committed to doing so responsibly”. That includes analysing where water is being used and how much stress it might put on the surrounding area, for instance. Read More AI can help generate synthetic viruses and spark pandemics, warns ex-Google executive China’s ‘government-approved’ AI chatbot says Taiwan invasion likely Google launches AI to go to meetings for you

Google is moving ahead with its plan to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years.

Keep reading to know more about the latest TikTok trend called turbulence that has taken the social media giant by storm

Exxon Mobil Corp. sees the world failing to reduce emissions fast enough to limit global warming to 2C

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2023--