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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.

Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program

Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers’ keystroke data to train AI models.

AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal

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.

Walt Disney Company is the most successful at monetizing human nostalgia

Article URL: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/the-walt-disney-company

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635409

Points: 11

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Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem

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.

AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes

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, […]

Jobs and Software Is Fucked

Article URL: https://urflow.bearblog.dev/jobs-and-software-is-fucked/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635112

Points: 124

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Tata Electronics, a major tech supplier to Apple and Tesla, confirms data breach

The incident comes as Tata Electronics expands its role in global technology supply chains.

Japanese symbols that speak without words

Article URL: https://arun.is/blog/japan-symbols/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48634803

Points: 5

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British Columbia, Time Zones, and Postgres

Article URL: https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/british-columbia-and-time-zone-changes

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48634787

Points: 28

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