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How Elon Musk’s Department of Energy access could pose a nuclear threat
What was once ridiculous is now possible. Elon Musk, the richest person in the history of the world, has become President Donald Trump’s attack dog. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have unprecedented access to the government’s data and computer system. Earlier this week, that came to include systems in the Department of Energy (DOE), which oversees America’s…
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Data Centres Can Cut Energy Use By Up To 30% With Just About 30 Lines of Code, Research Shows
Research has found that data centres can reduce their energy usage by up to 30% simply by altering around 30 lines of code in the Linux kernel’s network stack. Scientists from the University of Waterloo in Canada identified inefficiencies in the way servers process incoming network traffic. The breakthrough comes from interrupt request suspension, a technique that optimises CPU power…
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Scientists say they can cut data center energy consumption by changing just a few lines of code
Data center energy consumption could be cut by up to 30% simply by changing a few lines of code, according to new research. Most data centers around the world use the open source operating system Linux, and researchers from Canada’s University of Waterloo said this can create efficient data flows, thereby causing energy consumption to increase. “Information arrives at data…
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Germany’s new Hunter supercomputer doubles performance using 80% less energy
When most people think of supercomputers, they picture massive machines in cold rooms, eating up incredible amounts of electricity. But in Stuttgart, Germany, scientists have just finished building a supercomputer that is changing this story. Hunter, their newest supercomputer based on AMD Instinct MI300A accelerated processing units (APUs), can solve complex problems about our weather, help design environmentally-friendly aircraft, and…
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Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup inks new data center deal
TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, struck a deal this week with one of the largest data center developers in the US to deploy advanced nuclear reactors. TerraPower and Sabey Data Centers (SDC) are working together on a plan to run existing and future facilities on nuclear energy from small reactors. Tech companies are scrambling to determine…
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Trump declared a ‘national energy emergency’
Donald Trump said today he’ll declare a “national energy emergency,” a move meant to speed the development of fossil fuel infrastructure. The actions taken on his first day in office mark the start of President Trump’s attempts to boost oil and gas and retreat from global climate goals. He campaigned on promises to “drill, baby, drill,” and undo Biden-era policies…
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Only 13% of firms are tracking their AI energy usage – here’s why that’s a problem
While business leaders say they’re concerned about the power demands of AI within their organization, few are managing to monitor it properly. Seven-in-ten business leaders say they’re aware of the significant energy required to train or run AI models, and half are concerned about the energy and efficiency challenges this brings. Yet despite this, just 13% are monitoring the power…
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The Best and Worst Energy Bars
Many bars serve up a combination of carbs, fiber, protein, and fat, but not all of them use wholesome ingredients to get there. For the healthiest picks, look for bars made mostly from unprocessed foods, such as whole grains, nuts, seeds, and dried fruit, says Amy Keating, RD, the CR dietitian who oversaw our testing. Those ingredients are usually more…
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“Significant concerns” raised over impact of data center growth on regional energy grids
Researchers say they have “significant concerns” about the effect rapid growth in data center electricity demand is having on regional energy networks. Schneider Electric has published an investigation into the possible future of AI’s electricity consumption over the next decade, using system dynamics modeling to forecast scenarios for AI electricity demand in the future. ‘The breadth of AI’s projected electricity…
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US energy contractor ENGlobal reveals ransomware attack
US energy contractor ENGlobal has confirmed it’s been hit by a ransomware attack which disrupted operations. . The company provides engineering and automation services for energy companies and the US federal government, including the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Energy. ENGlobal revealed the incident, which was discovered on November 25, in an 8-K filing with the Securities…
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