Gulf's booming AI hubs face a looming water crisis, with data centers projected to consume over 426 billion liters annually by 2030, straining the region's scarce freshwater resources as traditional cooling systems rely heavily on water.
Google DeepMind's AlphaEarth AI system maps the entire planet's surface using satellite data, compressing petabytes of information into compact summaries, enabling environmental monitoring and data-driven decision-making for conservation and resource management.
Google DeepMind unveils AlphaEarth, an AI model that processes satellite data to generate detailed digital maps of the entire planet, enabling tracking of environmental changes and aiding conservation efforts by organizations like the UN.
AlphaEarth Foundations unveils a comprehensive digital twin of Earth's surface by integrating petabytes of data from satellites, radar, and climate simulations, enabling detailed mapping for ecosystem monitoring, agriculture, and more.
Breaking news: Six pioneering firms are joining New York's Offshore Wind Innovation Accelerator, focusing on groundbreaking advancements like turbine maintenance, marine life monitoring, and other cutting-edge innovations to drive the state's burgeoning offshore wind industry forward.
AI's surging energy demands strain electricity grids, necessitating increased fossil fuel usage in the near term, but renewables and nuclear power emerge as pivotal solutions beyond 2030 to meet the escalating computational needs while mitigating environmental impacts.
Surging energy demands from AI systems are straining power grids and fueling emissions, with data centers already consuming 2-4% of national electricity in major economies and AI potentially driving a 25-fold increase in the global tech sector's energy use by 2040.
Google and Microsoft report significant surges in greenhouse gas emissions, with increases of 48% and 29% respectively, driven by the energy-intensive demands of their expanding artificial intelligence operations and data center construction.
Meta unveils plans for massive water-guzzling data centers to power AI and pursue superintelligence, raising concerns over straining local water resources, potential shortages, and higher prices for communities.
Driven by AI's insatiable energy demands, data centers' electricity consumption is projected to double by 2030, with the US, Europe, and China accounting for 85% of current energy guzzling.