Electricity demand is booming on account of AI. In a May 2024 report, Goldman Sachs predicted that data centers will use 8% of the U.S.’s total power supply by 2030, up from 3% in 2022, as cloud service providers expand to meet the demand for AI infrastructure. Assuming the current trend holds, U.S. utilities will need to […]
US charges Russian civilian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware
The Department of Justice has charged a Russian civilian with conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian government computer systems as part of a widespread hacking effort by Russia ahead of its illegal invasion of Ukraine. U.S. prosecutors in Maryland said Wednesday that Amin Stigal, 22, is wanted for helping to set up servers used by Russian government […]
Park So Dam Expresses Gratitude Towards Co-Star Seo In Guk For Helping Her Overcome Difficulties With Cancer
Park So Dam and Seo In Guk starred in the same drama, Death’s Game, together. Seo In Guk played Choi Yi Jae, a man who takes his own life after facing repeated failure. He meets Death, played by Park So Dam. He must go through death 12 more times, else face the fate of being […]
Deal Dive: How (Re)vive grew 10x last year by helping retailers recycle and sell returned items
The fashion industry has a huge problem: Despite many returned items being unworn or undamaged, a lot, if not the majority, end up in the trash. An estimated 9.5 billion pounds of returns ended up in landfills in 2022 alone, according to data from return logistics software company Optoro. New York-based (Re)vive wants to help […]
Google admits its AI Overviews need work, but we’re all helping it beta test
Google is embarrassed about its AI Overviews, too. After a deluge of dunks and memes over the past week, which cracked on the poor quality and outright misinformation that arose from the tech giant’s underbaked new AI-powered search feature, the company on Thursday issued a mea culpa of sorts. Google — a company whose name […]