How tech companies could shrink AI’s climate footprint
Enlarge this image AI is rapidly transforming how we live, work, and communicate. But can we undergo that transformation without destroying the environment? Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty…
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Why the true water footprint of AI is so elusive
Enlarge this image Water is a precious resource. Should we be concerned about the amount that generative AI requires to function? Deven Dadbhawala/Getty Images hide…
Student loans are back, U.S. travel is whack, and AI — please, step back
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Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research
Lefty O’Doul shakes hands with Crown Prince Akihito (at that time future emperor, now abdicated emperor) during the 1949 SF Seals Goodwill Tour to Japan…
Trump administration backs off Nvidia’s ‘H20’ chip crackdown after Mar-a-Lago dinner
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote address at the annual Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, Calif. last month. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption…
What $10 billion in data centers actually gets you
Enlarge this image Attendees view an AI data center at the SK networks stand during the MWC (Mobile World Congress), March 3, 2025. MANAURE QUINTERO/Getty…
Judge allows ‘New York Times’ copyright case against OpenAI to go forward
OpenAI’s logo is on the screen of a mobile phone that’s being held in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT. Michael Dwyer/AP…