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"Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise"
#Scotland #Technology #AI

Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise
Exclusive: Government and developers privately acknowledged Lanarkshire datacentre site had power provision ‘issue’

"How Repair Cafés in Europe are Changing the Way People Think About Broken Things"
#Europe #Technology
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How Repair Cafés in Europe are Changing the Way People Think About Broken Things | Happy Eco News
Repair cafés in Europe are transforming waste and consumption habits. A new EU Right to Repair Directive is making professional repairs cheaper and more accessible, cutting millions of tons of waste and greenhouse gases every year.

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"Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology

This "mini web tool" site has tools tech people tend to frequently use. I like that the "Image to text" tool lets us just paste image from clipboard; and not have to load from a file. And text extraction happens entirely in the browser. 👍👍
#tools #technology

"Data centers may emit 57% more CO₂ than expected in 2025, study finds"
#Emissions #Technology
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Data centers may emit 57% more CO₂ than expected in 2025, study finds
Data centers, whose expansion is being fueled dramatically by the artificial intelligence boom, have a far bigger carbon footprint than previously estimated, a study said Tuesday.

Well, the smart light in the office bedroom has decided to stop connecting to my home app. I can use the light app on my phone but I like being able to just tell the bloody thing what to do. So I'm back to a normal globe again (non-dimmable, non-colourised) - which feels rather primitive. I wouldn't have bothered buying one but this was a gift from my son. And the wee one loves it. Disappointing.💡
#Technology

"Amazon enters agreements for nine Australian renewable projects to power datacentres"
#Australia #Amazon #Technology

Now, we only need to put AI on the blockchain. 🤑
#technology #AI

"Google reports 18% rise in total emissions amidst AI expansion"
#Google #Technology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Google reports 18% rise in total emissions amidst AI expansion
Google has published its annual environmental report, unveiling that its absolute emissions across all scopes rose by 18% last year as it continued to expand the deployment of energy-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

"The AI boom has a dirty energy problem"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

The AI boom has a dirty energy problem
Soaring electricity demand from data centers may lead U.S. utilities to invest more in coal and gas plants.

"‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering"
#Europe #DataCentres #Technology

‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering
Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C

"Datacentres are growing target of global climate-related legal cases, report finds"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Technology

Datacentres facing increase in global climate-related legal cases, report finds
LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollution

"Data centre boom drove Amazon’s emissions up 16% in 2025"
#Amazon #Technology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Data centre boom drove Amazon’s emissions up 16% in 2025
According to its latest sustainability report, Amazon's absolute emissions across all scopes rose 16% in 2025, following a 6% increase the year before. The rise was largely driven by building and data centre construction.

"Anthropic tops OpenAI to become the world’s most valuable AI start-up after fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion"
Tell me again what a unicorn is. 🦄
#NYT #Anthropic #business #technology #AI #unicorn

"Apple Hits Record 30% Recycled Content Across All Products in 2025"
#Apple #Technology #Recycling

Apple Hits Record 30% Recycled Content Across All Products in 2025
Apple today announced that a record 30% of material across all products it shipped in 2025 came from recycled content, alongside a series of other...

"Amazon owns up to using 2.5bn gallons of H2O in its bit barns last year"
#Amazon #Technology #DataCentre

Amazon owns up to using 2.5bn gallons of H2O in its bit barns last year
The West's biggest online shopping mall comes clean about its datacenter water usage

"Illegal e-waste trade turns Bangladesh into net importer"
#Bangladesh #Technology #EWaste

Illegal e-waste trade turns Bangladesh into net importer
In Bangladesh, poor oversight of unlawful cross-border trade in hazardous electronic waste continues, turning the country into a net importer of electronic waste. The country has rules to control e-waste. It is also a party to the Basel Convention and has introduced its own laws, like the Hazardous Waste (E-waste) Management Rules (2021). However, enforcement […]

Computers from/with:
- Apple for those who don't value their money. 💰
- Linux for those who don't value their time. ⌛
- Google for those who don't value their privacy. 🔏
- Windows for those who don't value all three. 💰⌛🔏
Nailed it. 💯
#technology #computers #GoogleBook #review

"World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China"
#China #Technology #Datacentre

"Large-scale heat pumps utilize excess heat from Microsoft data centers in Finland"
#Finland #Microsoft #Technology

Large-scale heat pumps utilize excess heat from Microsoft data centers in Finland
Finnish energy company Fortum has switched on two industrial-scale heat pumps in southern Finland that will utilize excess heat from two local data centres belonging to Microsoft from next year. The company states data centre waste heat could cover around 40% of the total 2 TWh annual district heating demand of users in the area.

"Datacentres should be forced to invest in wind and solar energy, all states agree – except Queensland"
#Australia #Queensland #Energy

"OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts"
I didn't see/spot a word anywhere in the report about what all OpenAI is permitted to do with user data.
#finance #personalFinance #OpenAI #LLM #privacy #journalism #technology

"Cambridge University Satellite AI Model Protects Hedgehogs"
#Hedgehogs #Animals #Technology #AI

Cambridge University Satellite AI Model Protects Hedgehogs
Researchers use University of Cambridge AI model based on detailed satellite images to identify dangers to hedgehog habitats

"Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres"
#Google #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom

"More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology #Emissions