Datacenter growth estimates likely exaggerated, report says
Datacenters are slurping ever more energy to meet the growing demands of AI, but some estimates of future demand imply an increase in hardware that would be beyond the capacity of global chipmakers to supply, according to an environmental nonprofit.Warnings about the amount of energy that AI datacenters will consume have been getting more strident. A recent report by Deloitte Insights estimated that the total power required by bit barns in the US will increase by a factor of five by 2035, and consultants Bain & Company issued advice to utility companies to revamp the way they operate to support a rapid scale-up of energy resources.
But what happens if those estimates are overinflated? If power companies invest heavily in additional power generation and transmission infrastructure, but datacenter growth does not come near the forecast level, the cost of that expansion would have to be borne by other customers.
Which ... is already happening. $50-a-month rate hike?! As recently as 2019, I was paying $25 per month for my first MWh, all inclusive.
Meanwhile, some US power companies are already set to impose price hikes on consumers because of those pesky bit barns, according to various reports.The Financial Times said that National Grid, with users in New York and Massachusetts, is to raise rates by $50 a month, while Northern Indiana Public Service Company is upping monthly rates by $23 a customer.
Reuters reports that PJM Interconnection, which serves a number of states clustered near the east coast, is set to increase its energy bills by more than 20 percent this summer. Its area of coverage includes Virginia, home to the largest concentration of datacenter capacity in the world.
Slow down on building power plants for all those new AI datacenters, report warns
: Projections are likely exaggerated, a new analysis from an environmental group saysDan Robinson (The Register)
Hundreds of Erdogan opponents detained in claimed corruption crackdown
The probe has targeted only municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People's Party, the party of modern Turkey's secularist founder.Huseyin Hayatsever (The Japan Times)
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Disturbing new details emerge of Texas woman who begged for help after devastating flood.
#NoKings #Protest #Solidarity #Immigrants #MassDeportation #EndICE #StopICE #Project2025 #Trump #MAGA #ThisIsFascism #ThisIsWhatYouVotedFor #ElectionsHaveConsequences #SaveDemocracy #USConstitution #DueProcess #FirstAid #JustFollowingOrders #NationalGuard #OathToDefendTheConstitution #FreePress #LetsGoTaco #AlligatorAuschwitz
Es ist die Nachricht des Sommers: Ab April 2026 geht ein neuer #Nachtzug von Basel nach Kopenhagen und Malmö an den Start. Perfekt nicht nur für Reisen aus der Schweiz, sondern auch von Südwestdeutschland nach Skandinavien.
👉 Lest jetzt, was über den Zug bekannt ist: zugpost.org/nachtzug-basel-sch…
Nachtzug von Basel nach Schweden kommt!
Seit heute ist klar: Die Schweiz fördert einen Nachtzug von Basel über Kopenhagen nach Malmö. Was bisher bekannt ist.Sebastian Wilken (Zugpost)
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è un mondo difficile
è difficile restare fedele ai miei valori e convinzioni.
Non so.. Fare la spesa boicottando prodotti di aziende che traggono profitto dal genocidio palestinese (ad esempio, non mi ero mai resa conto che la mia mayo preferita fosse di Nestlé 🙁
Pause caffè piene di discorsi superficiali e di disinformazione, gossip sui colleghi a cui non voglio partecipare - ma non voglio nemmeno restare sempre isolata.
Essere onesta, in un ambiente di lavoro tossico.
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*l'articolo non le rende giustizia: la cesta solidale, l'ho -orgogliosamente- creata (e ripristinata diverse volte) io, durante la pandemia, e da allora resiste 😀
#boicottare #cestasolidale #lavoro #valori #mayonnaise #thomy #nestle
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Trump to send weapons to Ukraine for first time via presidential power, sources tell Reuters
Until now, the Trump administration's military aid to Ukraine had only consisted of weapons authorized by former President Joe Biden. The Presidential Drawdown Authority allows the president to directly transfer weapons from U.S.Olena Goncharova (The Kyiv Independent)
Das Bild zeigt ein gelbes Lastenrad mit einem großen schwarzen Transportkorb, der an der Vorderradseite befestigt ist. Im Korb befinden sich zwei Räder, die mit orangefarbenen Gurten fixiert sind. Das Rad ist ein Fahrrad mit einem schwarzen Sitz und einem schwarzen Lenker. Es steht auf einem Gehweg vor einer grauen Wand mit einem Fenster und einem roten Pfosten rechts daneben. Der Boden besteht aus grauen Steinen. Das Lastenrad ist ein typisches Stadt-Rad, das für den Transport von Gegenständen und Rädern konzipiert ist.
Bereitgestellt von @altbot, privat und lokal generiert mit Ovis2-8B
🌱 Energieverbrauch: 0.165 Wh
Gemini Can Now Turn Your Photos Into Video With Veo 3 - Slashdot
Google is rolling out photo-to-video generation in its Gemini app today, allowing paid subscribers to upload images and transform them into short AI videos using the company's Veo 3 model.tech.slashdot.org
⛔️🇨🇳Beijing is actively working to ensure Russian terrorists have what they need for their illegal invasion of Ukraine (UATV News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Brussels #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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Taxi, Bonino (Federalberghi): “Auspichiamo che i tempi per il rilascio delle nuove licenze siano rapidi”
"Il servizio attuale, a seguito dell’esplosione delle presenze, è del tutto insufficiente rispetto alla domanda"
Über das Ziel, Tübingen bis 2030 klimaneutral zu machen, Konzepte für eine zukunftsfähige Gesellschaft, den aktuellen Stand der Klimaforschung und den gesellschaftlichen Diskurs zu diesem Thema.
Markus Lanz
Über Konzepte für mehr Klimaschutz in Deutschland, Wege und Irrwege, extreme Wetterlagen und nachhaltige Politik-Modelle.ZDF
Stock Movers: Tesla, MP Materials, Autodesk
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-07-10/stock-movers-tesla-mp-materials-autodesk-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Postkarte Nr. 31
Postkarte Mail Art Meer Strand
Im Briefkasten sind täglich Kartengrüsse vom Festland. Die Karten erzählen Geschichten und Träume, und bringen immer ein Stück Welt auf die Insel kommt.
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“Spyware manufacturers that participate in the persecution of journalists shouldn’t be able to operate with impunity,” said Carrie DeCell.
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Wieso kommen uns diese Menschen so fremd vor, fremder als alle anderen Inselbesucher*innen? Vermutlich liegt es an uns, alles sieht heute anders aus, oder sind die etwa auf der Flucht oder von einem Geheimdienst?
#postkunst #mailart #snailmail #kritzelpoesie #papercraftideas #swapbot #snailmailisthebestmail #snailmailrevolution #happymail #papercraftingaddict #collageart #snailmailideas #sendmoremail #snailmailaddict #snailmailart #mailartaddict #mailartlove #mailartist #gelliprint #swapbotswap #collage #adventspost #collagewave #handmadecollage #grafisch #sommerpost #postkarten #postkartenliebe #collagelove #postkunstverbindet
It’s all about demonizing the group of people they want to get rid of. Latinos first, don’t be surprised when it’s you next
From: @randahl
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I promise, this is not AI.This is the real Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claiming that the Trump administration has to deport people, because the streets of America are filled with deranged cannibals who will even try to eat themselves.
You should know that this is the same Kristi Noem who wrote a book where she claimed to have met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — a claim which she later had to retract.
Corrected headline: BC has now seen a total of 102 cases of #measles this year, a disease once declared eradicated in 1998 but now facing a resurgence thanks to declining vaccination rates, widespread public ignorance, rampant misinformation and journalistic malpractice.
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Prince George Daily News (@pgdailynews@mastodon.social)
B.C. has seen 102 cases of measles so far this year https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2025/07/10/b-c-has-seen-102-cases-of-measles-so-far-this-year/ #cityofpg #northernbc #measlesMastodon
Minimus et Minima Silvio birotulam automatarium dederunt (Minimus and Minima have given Silvius a scooter). machina rubra "Vespa" nominatur, quod bombitat (The red machine is called "a wasp" because it buzzes). Silvius musculus felicissimus est (Silvius is a very lucky little mouse)!
#lego
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Now you can turn a photo into an AI video with this Google tool
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/10/google-gemini-ai-photos-to-videos/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Microsoft announced that it has replaced the default scripting engine JScript with the newer and more secure JScript9Legacy on Windows 11 version 24H2 and later.
9to5Mac Daily: July 10, 2025 – Vision Pro 2 rumors, macOS 26 beta
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July 10, 2025 – Vision Pro 2 rumors, macOS 26 beta
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts...Seth Kurkowski (9to5Mac)
I try really hard not to have schadenfreude in these times but people like this make it extremely difficult.
NH man denied reentry to U.S. after family trip to Canada – NBC New York
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‘Very uncertain': NH man denied reentry to U.S. after family trip to Canada
Chris Landry, a 46-year-old Canadian citizen and legal resident of the U.S. who has lived in New Hampshire since he was 3, is not sure if or when he'll be able…Michael Rosenfield (NBC10 Boston)
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“But Hair Füror was supposed to drop the hammer on the BAD immigrants, not on MEEEEEEE!,” he didn’t say.
'Recent discoveries': Democrats may have new opportunity in deep-red state's Senate race
Texas State Senator Angela Paxton (R) announced on Thursday that she has officially filed for divorce from her husband, Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R), citing “recent discoveries.Ailia Zehra (Alternet.org)
La caravane se transforme en flotille...
« La Flottille Maghrébine Al Soumoud » met le cap sur Gaza pour briser le blocus
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#Gaza #Palestine #FlottilleMaghrébine #Soumoud @palestine
« La Flottille Maghrébine Al Soumoud » met le cap sur Gaza pour briser le blocus
Your browser does not support the audio element. Alors que la bande de Gaza endure toujours un blocus meurtrier, des bombardements incessants et une crise humanitaire sans précédent, la mobilisation…B. H (Réalités Magazine)
If you're looking for a cool channel about the intersections of prepping, community organizing and beyond - check out Black Flag Civilian.
"You can expect content about rifles, comms, night vision, medical, community organizing, and more. (i.e. Everything you need to take care of yourself and your neighborhood, without corporations or government.)
I don’t care where you're from or how you live your life. If you're working class, we’re on the same team.
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born…” It’s our job to meet this uncertain, turbulent era with competence and a willingness to care for one another. We protect us."
Watch here: youtube.com/@BlackFlagCivilian
Black Flag Civilian
Black Flag Civilian is about real preparedness for regular people. The focus is practical self-sufficiency, mutual aid, and community defense for working-class folks.YouTube
I bought some dried #ginseng #root slices to make medicinal teas & infused foods for my youngest brother.
#AsianMastodon #ChineseMedicine #TraditionallMedicine #AsianMedicine #NaturalMedicine #photography #textures #Chinatown
More evidence something very, very strange is going on in Couer d'Alene, Idaho. Another #COVID19 reading has been added to the WastewaterSCAN dashboard, and COVID continues to explode in this town.
You can see how much higher COVID is in this place than the rest of the US in this chart. What this doesn't show is that this is one of the highest COVID readings ever for any sewershed since the start of the pandemic. There may be no more than 12 higher readings in the past five years in the US.
Mystery goo discovered on ship docked in Cleveland, samples taken to Duluth. Because I have seen a #monsterdon before I'm a little worried for the microbiology professor. I hope he knows a square-jawed cop and a girl reporter, and has a good relationship with his university's resident crackpot, otherwise he's done for.
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Mysterious life form found on ship that docked in Cleveland
Scientists have dubbed the tar-like substance ShipGoo001.Peter Krouse, cleveland.com (cleveland)
Max - Poliverso 🇪🇺🇮🇹
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Io credo che non sia una corsa, da qui in avanti magari smetti di comprare ma quelli che hai perché non usarli?
Anche perché tanto i soldi ormai glieli hai dati 😁
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