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Google's latest sustainability report reveals a startling fact: within just four years, the company's data center power consumption more than doubled, rising from 14.4 million megawatt-hours in 2020 to 30.8 million megawatt-hours in 2024. If the timeline is extended to ten years, compared to an estimated 4 million megawatt-hours in 2014, Google's data center power consumption has increased sevenfold. Growing electricity demand: data centers are major energy consumers, efficiency improvements face bottlenecks. Data shows that Google's power issues are almost entirely concentrated in data centers.

EcoDataCenter, a Swedish company, has secured almost $500 million in funding to build and operate environmentally friendly data centers specifically designed for the growing demands of artificial intelligence. This investment signifies a major step towards a more sustainable future for the AI industry.

EcoDataCenter, a Swedish sustainable data center company, has received $478 million in funding to expand its operations and build more environmentally friendly data centers.

In US cities and suburbs, felled trees often end up being chipped instead of being made into lumber. This frustrated Ben Christensen, who grew up in New Mexico with a family deeply rooted in the lumber industry – his father was a carpenter – instilling in him a deep respect for trees. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing service Midjourney Christensen points out that the main reason for wood waste is...

Recently, global technology leader IBM and world-renowned beauty company L'Oréal announced an exciting collaboration plan aimed at leveraging IBM's Generative AI technology to deeply analyze cosmetics formulation data, thereby promoting the use of sustainable raw materials. This innovative effort will develop a customized AI foundational model designed to significantly enhance L'Oréal's R&D team's performance and consumer satisfaction across various cosmetics. This partnership combines L'Oréal's extensive expertise in cosmetic science with IBM's advanced technology.

Recently, Nvidia announced a collaboration with G42, an artificial intelligence company based in Abu Dhabi, to establish a lab focused on climate technology. This marks Nvidia's first partnership with a leading AI company in the UAE, aiming to leverage AI technology to enhance the accuracy of weather forecasts. According to a joint statement, the climate technology lab will be located in Abu Dhabi, serving as a hub for research and development to advance the commitment of both companies to environmental sustainability.

As the global tourism industry undergoes significant transformation, the British travel tech company Byway announced the completion of a $6.4 million A-round funding round. This capital will be used to expand its AI-powered, no-flight travel planning service. The round was led by Heartcore Capital, with participation from Eka Ventures and several angel investors. Byway's establishment was quite dramatic. In March 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through Europe, founder Cat Jones decided

During an interview at a London event, Bill Gates stated that he is not concerned about the increased electricity consumption caused by artificial intelligence applications. He believes that artificial intelligence will ultimately help reduce energy consumption and accelerate the transition to sustainable energy sources.Image Source Note: The image was generated by AI, and the image is provided by Midjourney, the image licensing service.As Gates explained, even in the worst-case scenario, the ad

Two AI anchors from CCTV Finance's new media have started working during the Two Sessions, able to answer questions in the fields of economy, industry, and tourism 24/7. The AI anchors are supported by the Ant Group Digital Human Platform, featuring high modeling accuracy, complete dynamic details, natural pronunciation, and high fidelity. The Ant Group Digital Human Platform provided technical support for the digital torchbearers relay activity during last year's Hangzhou Asian Games. In 2021, CCTV introduced an AI sign language anchor to provide year-round service for the hearing impaired. Zhu Guangquan has already 'interviewed' the AI sign language anchor with challenging jokes.