the AI for Net Zero

Powering the Future of AI: Navigating the Trade-offs for Europe's Energy Transition and Net-Zero Goals

arXiv:2606.09617v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The rapid expansion of AI globally has led to the proliferation of energy-intensive hyperscale data centres (DCs), making them as a structurally challenging component in power system planning and operation. Using a spatially explicit optimisation model of Europe across 21 AI growth scenarios, we systematically quantify additional demand, capacity requirements, emissions, and operational impacts of DCs. Results indicate that AI could drive...

Policy recommendations in climate-related research often 'an afterthought', analysis finds

Policy recommendations in climate-related research often 'an afterthought', analysis finds Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Too often, policy recommendations in climate-related research are either an afterthought or stray too far into advocacy, a new analysis has found. Researchers led by the University of Cambridge conducted a systematic review of more than 3,000 scientific papers focused on climate change mitigation and found that recommendations on how to turn...

Green initiatives make HKIS campus a living laboratory

Green initiatives make HKIS campus a living laboratory [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Through its commitment to creating a green campus by cutting carbon emissions through System Optimization and producing renewable energy, Hong Kong International School (HKIS) is also giving students an in-depth understanding of real-world approaches that turn ideas into action and bring net-zero targets within reach. The school has long made sustainability a...

Tony Blair and the Reform party both want AI in government, though they can't agree on what for

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How can Europe break free from China's grip on critical industries? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

Europe wants to de-risk from China to reduce its vulnerability in areas key to economic security and green transition. But how has the EU boosted its strategic autonomy so far? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.

Microsoft’s AI chief says superintelligence is near, but won’t take your job

Today I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. And I’m actually going to keep today’s intro short — I’m working from my wife’s family farm this week, as you’ll see in the video, but also this is a real burner of an episode. We covered everything from Mustafa’s approach to training new models to his criticisms of Anthropic talking about Claude as though it is conscious.

Human-Like Neural Nets by Catapulting

Human-like Neural Nets by Catapulting Speculative proposal to create artificial neural nets with human-like performance by high-learning-rate/regularization training of overparameterized NNs to trigger catapulting/grokking. Over-parameterization as a route to true generalization would resolve many outstanding mysteries of artificial versus natural intelligence. There are many mysteries about deep learning and human intelligence, but we could describe the biggest anomaly this way: why are...

SpaceX IPO explained: The price is set, but retail allocation still up in the air

Nothing about SpaceX's IPO is ordinary. The rocket maker is aiming to raise a record sum, by a wide margin, at a historic valuation, and will be controlled by Elon Musk, who's also CEO of Tesla, another trillion-dollar company. When it comes to the mechanics of the share sale, SpaceX is offering a take-it-or-leave-it price of $135, rather than providing a range and then pricing the deal based on demand, as is customary in IPOs.

Trump family got about $500M from crypto venture — but investors saw steep losses

Back in August, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. were all smiles. They showed up at the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York to celebrate a new business partnership with a little-known publicly traded company, then called Alt5 Sigma, to give investors easier access to a cryptocurrency backed by the Trump family. Less than 10 months later, the company has warned investors it may not be able to stay in business much longer.