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2025-07-10

‘Magical thinking’ to believe UK’s AI boom won’t derail climate goals, report warns


A new report from the University of Cambridge has warned that the UK’s push to lead in AI risks derailing its climate targets — unless urgent action is taken. According to the University’s Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, the unchecked growth of AI could drive a 25-fold increase in the global tech sector’s energy use by 2040, putting massive strain on power grids and accelerating carbon emissions.  Even the most conservative scenario suggests a five-fold rise over the next 15 years. The report’s authors [...]

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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: 99.40

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2025-01-21

President Trump withdraws the US from the Paris climate agreement (again)

When President Biden took office back in 2021, he issued several executive orders to address climate change. Now, the reverse is happening. President Trump is in charge now and he is signing EOs at a [...]

Match Score: 58.24

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2025-01-29

Climate change increased the odds of Los Angeles' devastating fires, researchers say

As Los Angeles reels from the loss of lives and homes to the Easton and Palisades fires, scientists are asking why the events of this January have been so catastrophic. Climate change very likely play [...]

Match Score: 56.24

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2025-05-13

The USDA will republish climate change information online following farmer lawsuit

In the early days of President Donald Trump's second administration, federal agencies including the US Department of Agriculture were ordered to remove information about climate change from their [...]

Match Score: 56.24

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2025-01-07

Anker’s ‘AI party speaker’ can automatically remove vocals for karaoke nights

At CES 2025, Anker has a pair of new speakers under its Soundcore brand. The first, the Soundcore Rave 3S, is a $349 party speaker with AI-powered karaoke tricks and built-in light shows. Joining it i [...]

Match Score: 52.98

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2025-01-28

Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks the sound barrier for the first time

Boom, the startup developing a new generation of supersonic aircraft, has achieved a major milestone after its test plane broke the sound barrier for the first time. The XB-1 “Baby Boom” piloted b [...]

Match Score: 52.98

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2025-01-29

US Department of Transportation moves to cut fuel efficiency standards

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has only been in his post for a day and already making it clear that the agency will be ignoring the role vehicle pollution plays in worsening climate [...]

Match Score: 47.41

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2025-07-17

Amazon’s AI push is undermining its sustainability goals

Amazon’s decarbonization goals are being undermined by its push to be a leader in generative AI. Its most recent sustainability report concedes its overall carbon emissions grew for the first time s [...]

Match Score: 41.81

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2025-04-07

The boom boom aesthetic fetishizes wealth in an era of chaos

Boom boom, a new aesthetic trend inspired by 80s excess, blurs the line between satire and reality. [...]

Match Score: 39.73