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Message 2139279 - Posted: 8 Aug 2024, 19:05:57 UTC - in response to Message 2139267.  

Did I read this right, a zero day for everything except windows?
https://www.pcmag.com/news/zero-day-exploit-hackers-attack-mac-linux-chrome-safari-firefox
That would explain all the updates that were waiting for me to do this morning.
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Message 2139318 - Posted: 9 Aug 2024, 23:25:19 UTC

Is A.I. a benefit or just another big problem to deal with?

Microsoft Invests in Community Solar as AI Complicates Its Climate Targets.

Microsoft announced Thursday a partnership to build 500 megawatts of community-scale solar power across the country as the energy demands for AI are making it harder for tech companies to meet ambitious clean-energy and climate targets.

Tech sector investments in clean energy are becoming common as companies seek more wind, solar and other carbon-free electricity for power-hungry data centers while still working toward corporate net-zero emission pledges. But Microsoft's latest announcement stands out for its focus on putting solar in places where it can benefit communities in need......


Musk's New AI Data Center Raises Energy and Water Concerns in Memphis.

....With AI booming, tech companies are racing to build larger data centers that can provide the computing power needed to train and operate generative AI systems.

That rapid data center build-out is also creating an energy crunch, with some electric utility companies projecting huge increases in demand for both energy and the new transmission lines to carry electricity to data centers.

Musk and xAI are asking the local utility, Memphis Light, Gas and Water, or MLGW, for 150 megawatts of electricity, enough to power roughly 25,000 to 30,000 average homes.

To get that kind of power, the facility will first need a new electricity substation and improvements to a transmission line. Musk didn't want to wait for that, so he found a workaround to power his AI center in the meantime. Industry observers who tracked the Memphis facility's progress via satellite found that the aerial images show a fleet of tractor trailer-sized electric generators parked along the facility's perimeter. The generators burn natural gas to produce electricity on-site. (A fact sheet from MLGW confirmed the site is connected to a 16-inch gas main.)......
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