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@SpirosMargaris 10 hours ago

Booming AI demand threatens global electricity supply

Elon Musk and Andy Jassy among tech chiefs warning that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing artificial intelligence

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SpirosMargaris 10 hours ago

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to #WhatsApp

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SpirosMargaris 10 hours ago

Meta is adding real-time AI image generation to WhatsApp

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RT @SpirosMargaris: Meta is adding #realtime #AI #ImageGeneration

to #WhatsApp

https://t.co/f3JNnAnS6B #fintech @Meta #ArtificialIntell…

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SpirosMargaris 10 hours ago

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for younger drinkers'

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SpirosMargaris 1 day ago

RT @SpirosMargaris: Can #AI really #change

our material world?

https://t.co/AZgvPYv6Ld #fintech #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearnin…

2 days ago

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