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2025-04-10

An answer to AI’s energy addiction? More AI, says the IEA


The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its first major report on the AI gold rush’s impact on global energy consumption — and its findings paint a worrying, and perhaps contradictory, picture.   Energy use from data centres, including for artificial intelligence applications, is predicted to double over the next five years to 3% of global energy use. AI-specific power consumption could drive over half of this growth globally, the report found. Some data centres today consume as much electricity as 100,000 households. The hyperscalers of [...]

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2025-04-18

How AI is Redrawing the World’s Electricity Maps: Insights from the IEA Report

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not just transforming technology; it's also significantly changing the global energy sector. According to the latest report from the International Energy Agency (I [...]

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2025-01-22

Can our climate be saved by vacuuming carbon out of the skies

Imagine: A switch is flicked and, in a heartbeat, every process spewing deadly pollution into the heavens is replaced with something clean and sustainable. Sadly, even then, the Earth would still tip [...]

Match Score: 96.47

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2025-04-10

Global emissions due to AI-related chipmaking grew more than four times in 2024

A pair of studies analyzing the effects of AI on our planet have been released and the news is fairly grim. Greenpeace studied the emissions generated from the production of the semiconductors used in [...]

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2025-02-17

The best laptop power banks for 2025

There’s nothing worse than trying to get work done offsite and realizing your laptop is nearly dead. OK, there are plenty of worse things, but running out of battery when you’re not near an outlet [...]

Match Score: 59.30

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2025-01-29

The best power banks and portable chargers for every device in 2025

On a recent work trip, I had plenty of things to worry about — but being able to recharge my two smartphones, laptop and iPad were not among my concerns. In my carry-on luggage, I had two medium-cap [...]

Match Score: 53.72

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2025-04-15

The best smart plugs in 2025

I recently moved and, before I had a chance to set up my smart plugs again, I found myself turning on my living room lamps manually — I sort of hated it. Reaching, twisting and visiting each one lik [...]

Match Score: 52.91

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2025-04-17

Startup challenge seeks sustainable solutions to AI’s energy demands

A new contest is searching for solutions to a defining problem of the AI era: soaring energy consumption. The Energy Innovation for AI Startup Challenge launches amid growing concern over the environm [...]

Match Score: 49.47

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2025-02-11

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 review: Apple's first earbuds with heart-rate tracking

The Powerbeats Pro 2 ($250) was hardly a secret. Although Beats officially announced the new fitness-focused earbuds today, it has been teasing them since last September. And over the last few weeks, [...]

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2025-03-13

5 apps to beat your phone addiction and unplug

With buzzing notifications and social media apps bombarding you with the opportunity to “doomscroll” for hours on an endless feed, your phone is designed to be addictive. Although the distractions [...]

Match Score: 34.44