AI bosses say demand is ‘almost unlimited’. The market is no longer taking their word for it.
AI bosses say demand is ‘almost unlimited’. The market is no longer taking their word for it.

Executives building the AI boom are unwavering. Demand is effectively bottomless, they say, even as the stocks that ride on it wobble, CNBC reports. Pat Gelsinger, the former Intel chief now at Playground Global, put it plainly. He thinks of AI demand …

Grid War: How Geopolitics And Anxiety Drive Home Solar

Cyberattacks on power grids and shifting federal policy are pushing Americans toward rooftop solar and batteries — not for climate ideals, but personal security.

Annual Climate Bike Ride Underway From Brazil Via Europe To Asia Minor

Annual UN climate conference cycle ride arrives in Berlin en route to Turkey

A US senator has a plan to make AI answer for its harms. It starts with your local data centre
A US senator has a plan to make AI answer for its harms. It starts with your local data centre

The fight over AI’s harms has played out state by state. One US senator wants to make it federal, all at once. Ed Markey has a long list of worries about artificial intelligence. Thirsty data centres. Workplace surveillance. Biased algorithms. Chatbots…

Why A Record-Hot Ocean Is Supercharging The El Niño Effect

A strengthening El Niño over record-hot oceans could reshape weather worldwide. Here’s what it means, how it affects us, and what we can still do.

AI’s land rush is reaching Native American reservations
AI’s land rush is reaching Native American reservations

The scramble to build AI data centres is pushing developers toward Native American land. Indigenous-led group Honor the Earth says it is tracking more than 100 proposed projects on or near tribal and rural territory. The appeal for developers is practi…

How Air Pollution Impacts Other Aspects Of Human Health, Not Just Lungs

A recent study by the World Heart Foundation (WHF) highlighted the links between air pollution and congenital heart disease, which is sometimes known as CHD.

How Norwegian Microcruises Are Rethinking Green Travel

As cruising draws more global scrutiny over emissions and ecosystem impact, Norwegian microcruises offer a much more environmentally responsible and immersive experience.

Squeezed on land, Samsung wants to put data centres out to sea
Squeezed on land, Samsung wants to put data centres out to sea

As data centres run into unhappy neighbours and water limits on land, Samsung wants to float them offshore. Samsung Heavy Industries plans to launch its first floating data centre by 2028, Seoul Economic Daily reported. It would be a purpose-built barg…

A £35bn plan to fill the UK with 14 mini nuclear reactors
A £35bn plan to fill the UK with 14 mini nuclear reactors

A Polish billionaire has laid out plans to build a fleet of small nuclear reactors across Britain, at an estimated £35bn, TechRadar reported. Michał Sołowow’s firm, SGE, says it wants to install 14 GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300 reactors on three UK sites…