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"Google inks $3bn US hydropower deal as it expands energy-hungry datacenters"
#Google #Technology #Energy

🦾 HELENE: Six-Axis Accessible Open-Source 3D-Printed Robotic Arm for Research and Education
#robots

"MethaneSat: the climate spy satellite that went quiet"
#Technology #Climate #ClimateChange

MethaneSat: The climate spy satellite that went quiet
MethaneSat was developed to spot emission hot spots of invisible methane pollution from space. Without it, accurate methane monitoring will be incredibly difficult.

Now this is really cool!
Not just the 3d effects (actually 4d as the #drones are moving) but also the #technology with drones recharging on the fly.

How 3,000 drones recreated Michelangelo’s masterpieces above the Vatican
The lightweight tech is custom-made, with drones swapping in and out seamlessly to create halos of light—and the hand of God.

AI and Art – Stepping Back Into Humanity #technology https://muz4now.com/2023/ai-and-art-stepping-back-into-humanity

AI and Art - Stepping Back Into Humanity
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

The Best Tech You Don’t Know About!! by Snazzy Labs
#technology

"Apple commits $500M to US-based rare-earth recycling firm MP Materials"
#Apple #Technology #Recycling

Apple commits $500M to U.S.-based rare earth recycling firm MP Materials | TechCrunch
The factory will develop a series of neodymium magnet manufacturing lines specifically designed for Apple products.

📡 Affordable, room-temperature maser created using LED technology
#technology

Affordable, room-temperature maser created using LED technology
With the ability to detect and amplify extremely weak electromagnetic signals without adding additional noise, masers have many potential uses, including the production of more sensitive magnetic resonance body scanners, such as those used in airports.

"Google's huge new Essex datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of CO2 a year"
#Google #Climate #ClimateChange #Technology

"Al: Five charts that put data- centre energy use - and emissions - into context"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

AI: Five charts that put data-centre energy use – and emissions – into context - Carbon Brief
Many have warned that the rapid expansion of data centres could slow down or even reverse the global shift towards net-zero.

I asked Google #Gemini, Microsoft #Copilot, and #ChatGPT to translate a Kannada flyer to English. All three mostly just transcribed text to English instead of translating. And, Chat GPT just made up a whole lot of things not in the source, like total #fantasy. 🤦‍♂️
#AI #LLM #technology

♻️ 'Old things work': Argentines giving new life to e-waste
#technology

'Old things work': Argentines giving new life to e-waste
Need a new gaming console? Just make one yourself with an old ventilator. Got an old payment terminal? Turn it into a camera.

Ready for what? And some tech talk #improvpiano #piano #pianoimprov #technology

Ready for what? And some tech talk
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

"Brits increasingly choosing second-hand furniture and gadgets"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology #Furniture

"Report: Data centres exposed to climate risks that could cost billions"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Technology

Yes Hitler, would be a reason to be cautious, Microsoft. 🤦‍♂️
Maybe even ask yourself a deep question about whether this technology is suitable at all for the general public.
But no..
That venture capital says go go go!
#hitler #fascism #socialresponsibility #technology #AI #Grok #Microsoft
https://mastodon.social/@verge/114988351652802386

"‘It’s cheap but it’s not disposable’: why fast tech is a growing waste problem"
#Technology #EWaste

"From e-waste to e-winner: Amazon’s bet on resale for a more circular electronics economy"
#Amazon #EWaste #Technology

⚡ Coin-sized device uses nut waste and drops of water to generate green energy
#technology

Coin-sized device uses nut waste and drops of water to generate green energy
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an inexpensive device that generates enough electricity to power a calculator using only waste walnut shells and drops of water. Their work is published in the journal Energy & Environmental Materials.

"Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronics"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology

Update on my stance here: I’ve changed my mind after reading way more about #AI. Stopped using #LLM products, cancelled paid subscription to #ChatGPT and am currently exploring smaller, specialized, and open-source alternative language model solutions to keep business functioning where needed (tldr because of client requests for certain types of automation I can’t say goodbye to LMs completely).
Planning to write up how my thinking developed soon.
#technology #artificialintelligence #genAI

👊 Building my own paper tape punch
#hardware #technology

I uninstalled Acrobat. I have had it with that Adobe crap. 🤮
Bye Felicia.
#UX #Adobe #Acrobat #technology

"Google’s data center energy use doubled in 4 years"
#Google #Emissions #Technology

Google’s data center energy use doubled in four years | TechCrunch
Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth.

"Google’s new plan to keep its data centers from stressing the grid"
#Google #Technology
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Google’s new plan to keep its data centers from stressing the grid
AI data centers are set to swamp U.S. power grids. Google’s new utility deals aim to flip the script — shifting workloads to ease strain and speed its…

Telling it like it is (to Copilot just now).
#AI #LLM #Copilot #softwareEngineering #programming #technology #AI_slop

"Virgin Media 02 to scale tech reuse programme in Coventry"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Coventry #Technology

Copilot: Stubbornly argues back and forth about something in a picture.
Me: "Who am I going to trust, you or my lying eyes? 🙄"
#Copilot #AI #LLM #technology

It is awesome that #WordPress posts can syndicate to the #Fediverse but the syndication can add some really long posts to the Fedi timeline, like 21-pages-if-you-print long. Not to mention formatting issues.
Ain't nobody reading that on Fedi. 🙂‍
E.g.: #UX #technology

"Practical changes could reduce AI energy demand by up to 90%"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Energy

Practical changes could reduce AI energy demand by up to 90%
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be made more sustainable by making practical changes, such as reducing the number of decimal places used in AI models, shortening responses, and using smaller AI models, according to research from UCL published in a new UNESCO report.

Lemme grok this:
> xAI launched "SuperGrok Heavy," a $300-per-month subscription
Um. No.
#Grok #xAI #GrokAI #AI #LLM #technology #business #Tesla

With this kind of rabid and mindless adoption of Artificial Intelligence, there's no stopping the slide to Natural Stupidity.
#AI #LLM #society #technology

Maru OS. Make your smartphone also your desktop: #technology #smartphone #desktop #Android #Maru

When someone starts by saying something that makes you shake your head, but they end by saying something that makes you nod.
I bet there's a German word exactly for that feeling/experience. Something like "shakennoda"? 🤔
#AI #LLM #energy #technology #German #dilemma

"Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral"
#Germany #Apple #AppleWatch #Technology

Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral | TechCrunch
Apple's carbon neutral claims are undermined by the short-term nature of carbon credits used to support them, the court said.