The emissions from powering data centers rightly get a lot of attention. But new research from former Microsoft sustainability workers cautions that the way artificial intelligence enhances productivity in the oil and gas industry could be much more damaging to the planet. Published last week in the journal npj Climate Action, the research finds that
The FBI is reportedly investigating how a North Korean was hired to work for a U.S. federal government agency. News of the investigation was first reported by Federal News Network, citing a senior FBI official speaking at a conference on July 28 in Washington, D.C.. The official confirmed to Federal News Network that the FBI
The Made by Google event that will likely introduce the Pixel 11 family and Pixel Watch 5 is just a few days away, and the leaks continue to pour out. As expected, there are rumored upgrades across the board for the new family of phones, but nothing wildly substantial compared to the previous generation. But
The Australian electric vehicle landscape has transformed rapidly over the past few years. What used to be a market dominated by premium price tags and limited choices has evolved into a fiercely competitive arena where affordability is the primary battleground. Chinese car makers have played a massive role in democratising electric mobility across the country.
Mathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year “soul searching.” A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he’s been grappling with the future of his field as the traditionally slow-moving discipline hurries to adapt to AI. Days before we spoke,
Adams was in good company. For more than a century, many science fiction writers had used plots involving founding colonies on other planets as a way to indict imperialism on Earth. (Imperialists, for their part, liked to talk about colonizing space, too: Cecil Rhodes himself said, “I would annex the planets if I could.”) That