Sam Altman says OpenAI doesn't want government guarantees for data centers and expects to fund investments with revenues hitting “hundreds of billions by 2030”
company continues to lobby for financial support from the industry Victor Tangermann / Futurism : Trump Admin Says It's Not Bailing Out the AI Industry Regardless of How Hard It Crashes Arsheeya Bajwa...
A look at the data center economy of Ireland, which had 82 data centers in 2023, amid concerns about rolling blackouts due to pressure on the electrical grid
https://www.theguardian.com/ ... @jbond@mastodon.social : > It's suggested that if all the datacentres currently proposed in Ireland are built, they could be using up to 70% of the country's electrici...
A look at the data center economy of Ireland, which had 82 data centers in 2023, amid concerns about rolling blackouts due to pressure on the electrical grid
Datacentres are part of Ireland's vision of itself as a tech hub. There are now more than 80, using vast amounts of electricity. Mastodon: @TeamMidwest@glammr.us , @icing@chaos.social , @jbond@mastod...
As Saudi Arabia spends $38B to become the “ultimate global hub” for gaming and esports by 2030, critics point to its anti-LGBTQ laws and question its intentions
Nick El Hajj / Associated Press : Bluesky: @paul.bsky.social . Twitter: @staniselsborg and @staniselsborg Bluesky: @paul.bsky.social : KSA is literally spending money on everything to see what sticks...
As Microsoft aims to be carbon negative by 2030, a review finds 14 out of 27 of the company's top production suppliers have increased their emissions since 2020
The Verge : Tweets: @tomwarren Tweets: Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Microsoft's dirty supply chain is holding back its climate ambitions. The Verge reviewed dozens of emissions reports from Microsoft's ...
A look at 37 companies within the connected vehicle data marketplace, a largely unregulated industry that some estimate will be worth $300B-$800B by 2030
A firehose of sensitive data from your vehicle is flowing to a group of companies you've probably never heard of Tweets: @funnymonkey , @themarkup , @jaycstanley , @nabihasyed , and @aclu Tweets: Bill...
Crypto platform Toucan's efforts to offer carbon offset credits, an estimated $190B market in sales by 2030, are backfiring as they incentivize zombie projects
Bloomberg : Tweets: @willoremus , @aaschapiro , @akshatrathi , and @climate Tweets: Will Oremus / @willoremus : Starting to wonder: Are there any examples of efforts to use crypto/web3 to solve some ...
Trend Micro: 32% of 500 IT leaders believe AI will replace all cybersecurity roles by 2030; 19% say attackers using AI will be commonplace by 2025
In 2021 Trend Micro predicts that cybercriminals will look to home networks as a critical launch pad to compromising corporate IT and IoT networks. Tweets: @cubicleapril Tweets: April King / @cubiclea...