This week a power line went down outside Washington, DC. Normally, the grid would only need a few seconds to recover from such an event. But this took more than 10 minutes because more than 3 gigawatts of data centers stopped consuming power almost simultaneously. The event caused voltage on PJM’s grid to spike from
Vietnam is weighing the most unusual version yet of the youth social media bans sweeping the world. Instead of kicking children off the platforms entirely, the country wants to allow them to stay connected, but muted. According to a draft decree from Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, reported on Friday by Reuters, users
Mushroom hunting is cool and fun, but you know what’s not cool and fun? Make slugs or other mushroom hunters discover your secret place. Or, worst of all, accidentally picking the wrong type of mushroom that could make you very sick or worse. Ideally, you should be able to grow your favorite type of mushroom
Carl Smigielski, 61, is now single, having been a caregiver for his husband, Moshe, who died in 2019. He hopes to be a “lone ager,” someone who doesn’t have a family member to rely on as he grows up. Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR hide title toggle title Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR Stay up to date
As companies new and old rush to capitalize on AI, many AI startups say their revenues are not only growing, but accelerating rapidly, reaching their next milestones in shorter periods of time. The following list of startups has reported such a growth pattern. One thing to note is that the underlying metrics used by these