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The Download: AI emissions and Google’s big week
AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further It’s no secret that the current AI…
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Google’s big week was a flex for the power of big tech
First: Gemini 2. It’s impressive, with a lot of performance updates. But I have frankly…
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AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further
Since 2018, carbon emissions from data centers in the US have tripled. For the 12…
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The Download: Society’s techlash, and Android XR
The internet loves a good neologism, especially if it can capture a purported vibe shift…
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How Silicon Valley is disrupting democracy
One thing the book is particularly effective at is deflating the myth that these entrepreneurs…
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Why materials science is key to unlocking the next frontier of AI development
But this pace of innovation is not guaranteed, and the next frontier of technological advances—from…
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The Download: Google’s Project Astra, and China’s export bans
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
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China banned exports of a few rare minerals to the US. Things could get messier.
Take lithium, a crucial component in those batteries. China has around 8% of the world’s…
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Google’s new Project Astra could be generative AI’s killer app
MIT Technology Review got to try out Astra in a closed-door live demo last week.…
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The Download: Bluesky’s impersonators, and shaking up the economy with ChatGPT
—Melissa Heikkilä Like many others, I recently joined Bluesky. On Thanksgiving, I was delighted to…