Tag: AI

AI giants call for energy grid kumbaya Summary Researchers from Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI (almost 60 authors) warn that synchronous AI training creates large, regular swings in power demand. Training…

New Yorkers will soon be able to yell ‘I’m walkin here!’ to Waymo robotaxis Content Summary Waymo is returning to New York City after a four‑year absence, but only for…

Google games numbers to make AI look less thirsty Summary Google has published a report claiming its Gemini apps use just 0.24 watt‑hours of electricity and 0.26 millilitres of water…

Search-capable AI agents may cheat on benchmark tests Summary Researchers at Scale AI describe a phenomenon they call “Search-Time Data Contamination” (STC), in which AI agents with live web-search capabilities…

Waymo Granted First Permit To Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles In NYC Summary Waymo has received its first permit from the New York City Department of Transportation to begin testing autonomous…

Meta Signs $10 Billion Cloud Deal With Google Summary Meta has signed a six-year cloud agreement with Google Cloud worth over $10 billion, according to Reuters and reports first surfaced…

Summary Google published an analysis showing it reduced the energy per AI text query by about 33x in one year. The company estimates a median Gemini Apps text prompt now…

Summary The Washington Post examines the rise of low-effort, high-volume AI-generated videos — dubbed “AI slop” — that are being pumped out by small creators to earn platform revenue. Social…

Meta Signs $10 Billion Cloud Deal With Google Summary Reuters reports that Meta has signed a six-year cloud contract with Google Cloud worth over $10 billion. The deal will see…

Waymo Granted First Permit To Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles In NYC Summary Waymo has received the New York City Department of Transportation’s first permit to test autonomous vehicles in Manhattan…