University of Surrey scientists develop revolutionary brain-mimicking AI called Topographical Sparse Mapping that connects neurons only to nearby related ones, dramatically slashing energy consumption by over a million kilowatt-hours while boosting performance through biological pruning processes that refine connections during learning.
Japan launches groundbreaking OHISAMA satellite in 2025 to beam solar power from space to Earth via microwaves, marking the first real test of orbital energy transmission as the nation seeks energy independence despite costs being 10 times higher than ground-based alternatives.
Swiss startup FinalSpark creates revolutionary biocomputing technology using living human brain tissue with 10,000 neurons as processors that consume one million times less energy than traditional AI chips, with ten universities worldwide now experimenting with these six-month-living organoids despite their currently limited computing power.
Google DeepMind partners with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to use AI software for simulating plasma physics in their SPARC fusion reactor launching in late 2026, as Google commits to purchasing 200 megawatts of the clean energy despite commercial fusion power remaining years away.
Meta breaks ground on a massive $1.5 billion AI data center in El Paso, Texas, featuring 1GW capacity to power artificial intelligence workloads while operating on 100% renewable energy and innovative water-free cooling technology.
Spanish startup Multiverse Computing raises $290M to revolutionize AI with small language models that slash energy consumption by 84% while running on regular CPUs instead of power-hungry GPUs, challenging Big Tech's wasteful approach as data centers devour increasing amounts of electricity.
Base Power secures $1 billion Series C funding at $3 billion valuation to expand home battery storage systems nationwide, currently serving 5,000 Texas households while reducing electricity bills by 10-20% monthly and providing backup power during outages amid growing AI infrastructure energy demands.
Microsoft secures 100 megawatts of solar power from Japan's Shizen Energy through a 20-year agreement spanning four developments, supporting the tech giant's $2.9 billion expansion in Japan as the company contracts over 1 gigawatt of solar capacity this year to meet surging data center demands.
AI data centers are projected to more than double electricity consumption to 945 terawatt-hours by 2030, adding 220 million tons of carbon emissions, while MIT researchers develop breakthrough solutions to cut GPU power by 70% and optimize renewable energy integration.
New research reveals AI models produce up to 50 times more CO2 emissions when tackling complex reasoning tasks, with philosophy questions generating six times higher emissions than simple topics, creating a stark trade-off between accuracy and environmental impact.