Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US
Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.
Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.
Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers’ keystroke data to train AI models.
What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.
Article URL: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/the-walt-disney-company
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635409
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Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.
Joyce, a native New Yorker, didn't think finding her first solo apartment in the city would be easy. But she also didn't think it'd be "hell." After looking at a lot of tiny, overpriced places she described as "shitholes," Joyce found her dream apartment: a reasonably priced studio in Manhattan. "It was big and airy, […]
Article URL: https://urflow.bearblog.dev/jobs-and-software-is-fucked/
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The incident comes as Tata Electronics expands its role in global technology supply chains.
Article URL: https://arun.is/blog/japan-symbols/
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Article URL: https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/british-columbia-and-time-zone-changes
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