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‘AI Is Fundamentally Incompatible With Environmental Sustainability’
Image: Galyna_Andrushko/Envato Elements Generative AI is energy-intensive, and the ways in which its environmental impact can be calculated are complex. Consider the downstream effect of generative AI on the environment when examining your company’s own sustainability goals. What side effects might not be immediately visible but could have a major impact? When does most of the energy consumption occur: during…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Ransomware gang Rhysida today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack last week at the the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The Oregon DEQ on April 9, 2025 said it was investigating a cyber attack on its enterprise information services that forced the department to shut down its email system, computer workstations, help desk, and vehicle inspection stations. Most of those…
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Environmental Impact of Satellite Internet
Satellite internet, with services such as Starlink, OneWeb, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper, promises to revolutionize global connectivity. It offers unprecedented access to high-speed internet in remote and underserved regions of the world. However, as the deployment of thousands of satellites becomes a reality, significant environmental and ecological concerns arise. This report examines the environmental impact of satellite internet, focusing on…
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AWS sharpens sustainability focus as AI environmental concerns rise
Amazon Web Service (AWS) has unveiled new sustainable data center components with a focus on energy efficiency, bolstering its ongoing commitment to sustainability across the board. Among these is a new mechanical liquid cooling solution that will provide liquid-to-chip cooling in both new and existing data centers, AWS said. Liquid cooling is a technique that uses liquid to absorb heat…
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For Microsoft, will Trump’s antitrust and environmental views help or harm? – Computerworld
Trump’s vendettas and grievances The president-elect is driven by vendettas and grievances more than he is by policy. And when it comes to tech, he has plenty of them. In the 2020 election, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife started a foundation “to ensure that everyone can vote and every vote can be counted.” Since then, Trump threatened to investigate…
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How Your Business Can Benefit from an Environmental Policy
Climate change is not just a problem to be faced in the coming decades. Recently, many people lost their homes due to extreme weather conditions, which are a result of global warming. However, a 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center revealed that two-thirds of adults in the United States believe that large businesses and corporations are doing too little…
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