Environment
fromAxios
1 day agoAI's power demands give carbon capture a new push
Big tech companies are leading the development of carbon capture technology to address rising electricity demand from AI and data centers.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day agoUnderstanding the impact of smart technology on household energy consumption - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Smart home technology requires user action and guidance to effectively reduce energy bills, rather than relying solely on devices for savings.
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Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
10 hours ago'I don't need help': Meet some of the AI resisters who smell their own extinction | Fortune
More American workers are using AI in their jobs, but many remain skeptical about its impact on job security and ethics.
fromArchDaily
21 hours agoMapping the Technosphere: Architecture as an Interface Between Systems and Territories
Architecture can no longer be conceived as an isolated object, detached from the technical networks that sustain contemporary life. This condition calls for new readings and approaches.
Design
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
13 hours agoEurope's most important industrial decarbonisation project gets a lifeline
Stegra has agreed in principle on €1.4 billion in new financing to complete the construction of what would be the world's first large-scale green steel plant, located in Boden in northern Sweden.
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London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day agoDatacentre developers tout benefits to local communities, but do they deliver? | Computer Weekly
Datacentre developments are causing challenges for local businesses, raising concerns about energy consumption and community impact despite potential local benefits.
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoOpinion: AI is destroying our planet. We must act to check its growth and save ourselves.
AI's environmental impact is severe, with 2025 freshwater consumption exceeding global bottled water use and projected energy demands by 2034 matching India's entire consumption, requiring immediate action.
Environment
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month agoIT Sustainability Think Tank: The digital diet and the growing cost of AI energy use | Computer Weekly
AI expansion is straining land, water, and power grids; industry and individuals must share responsibility through a "Digital Diet" and SDG12-style responsible consumption.
Environment
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month agoIT Sustainability Think Tank: Counting the cost of AI datacentres and their energy use | Computer Weekly
AI datacentres create concentrated, sustained high-intensity energy demand that stresses grids, communities, and sustainability commitments, requiring shared public‑private responsibility and policy planning.
fromThe Verge
2 months agoAnthropic says it'll try to keep its data centers from raising electricity costs
Anthropic is the latest AI company promising to limit the impact its data centers have on nearby residents' electricity bills. The company said it would pay higher monthly electricity charges in order to cover 100 percent of the upgrades needed to connect its data centers to power grids. "This includes the shares of these costs that would otherwise be passed onto consumers," the announcement says. Anthropic didn't provide details today about any agreements it has inked with energy companies in order to accomplish these goals.
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