Microsoft announced that it will ask utilities and public commissions to set electricity rates high enough to cover the full power costs of its AI data centers. The company also pledged a 40 percent improvement in water‑use intensity by 2030, highlighted a new closed‑loop cooling design that eliminates the need for potable water, and affirmed it will pay its full share of local property taxes. These commitments are aimed at addressing rising residential electricity rates and the environmental impact of AI workloads. Read more →

Industrial AI is moving beyond hype to deliver tangible benefits across manufacturing, energy, utilities, and logistics. By connecting machines, sensors, and systems, AI helps predict failures, automate scheduling, and improve safety. Companies are reshaping workforces, elevating human experts while AI handles diagnostics and routine tasks. Success now hinges on change management, trust building, and embedding AI into core workflows rather than adding it as an afterthought. This shift supports new business models like servitization and advances sustainability goals, positioning industrial AI as a practical driver of efficiency and long‑term value. Read more →

A recent analysis shows that artificial intelligence consumes a modest portion of worldwide electricity, water and CO₂ emissions compared with other technologies. While AI prompts represent a tiny fraction of individual energy use, the rapid growth of data‑center demand means AI will claim a larger slice of the overall mix, especially as it drives new infrastructure. The article compares AI’s resource use to Wi‑Fi, streaming video, enterprise cloud services and emerging electric‑vehicle charging, highlighting both the relative insignificance and the potential for concentrated local impacts. Read more →

A recent study measuring the power usage of open‑source generative AI video tools found that creating a single AI‑generated video consumes roughly 90 watt‑hours of electricity—far more than image or text generation. The research, conducted on an Nvidia H100 GPU, showed video diffusion to be about thirty times costlier than image generation and two thousand times costlier than text generation. These findings highlight the growing energy demands of AI video models and raise concerns about transparency and sustainability as the technology scales. Read more →

Researchers at Oregon State University and Florida State University have created a smartphone‑powered AI that predicts avocado firmness with over 90% accuracy, helping consumers and retailers time the perfect moment to eat or sell the fruit and reduce waste. The app is still in development and not yet available to the public. Read more →

Researchers at Oregon State University and Florida State University have created a smartphone‑based artificial‑intelligence tool that can predict avocado firmness with more than 90% accuracy. By analyzing subtle cues in photos, the model tells users when a Hass avocado is perfectly ripe, helping shoppers and retailers avoid the narrow 15‑second window between hard and overripe fruit. The technology targets the massive waste of avocados—estimated at nearly a third of all harvested produce—by giving consumers a reliable way to time consumption, with broader applications envisioned for other perishable foods. Read more →

Microsoft says it has achieved a breakthrough in cooling AI processors by using a micro‑fluidic system that channels coolant through tiny etched channels on the chip. The approach, which the company claims can deliver up to three times better cooling and cut silicon temperature rise by roughly 65 percent, could enable higher performance, tighter server packing and modest sustainability gains. Microsoft highlights the potential for more aggressive overclocking, reduced data‑center latency and improved waste‑heat utilization, positioning the innovation as a step toward more efficient AI workloads. Read more →

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Uber Eats is launching a new drone delivery pilot in partnership with Flytrex, a company that already operates food‑delivery drones for other U.S. retailers. The collaboration will allow Uber Eats customers to receive orders within minutes while helping to reduce road congestion. Flytrex is one of four providers authorized by the FAA for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, and the partnership includes an investment from Uber to accelerate Flytrex’s technology deployment. Uber’s President of Autonomous Mobility and Delivery, Sarfraz Maredia, highlighted the move as the next chapter in speed‑focused, sustainable delivery. Read more →

Microsoft announced its Fairwater AI data center, touted as the world’s most powerful, will open in early 2026 at the former Foxconn LCD factory in Wisconsin. The $3.3 billion project spans 1.2 million square feet across three buildings on 315 acres and houses “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GB200 GPUs linked by massive fiber capacity. Microsoft says the cluster is ten‑times more powerful than the fastest supercomputer. A closed‑loop cooling system is highlighted as a sustainable feature, aiming to minimize water waste while powering massive AI training workloads. Read more →

Tesla released the fourth installment of its Master Plan in a post on X, but analysts say the document reads more like a poetic manifesto than a concrete roadmap. While it promises \ Read more →

Tesla released the fourth installment of its Master Plan in a post on X, but analysts say the document reads more like a poetic manifesto than a concrete roadmap. While it promises \ Read more →

Tesla CEO Elon Musk released the company's fourth master plan on Labor Day, outlining a vision of \ Read more →

Tesla CEO Elon Musk released the company's fourth master plan on Labor Day, outlining a vision of \ Read more →

Uber Eats is launching a new drone delivery pilot in partnership with Flytrex, a company that already operates food‑delivery drones for other U.S. retailers. The collaboration will allow Uber Eats customers to receive orders within minutes while helping to reduce road congestion. Flytrex is one of four providers authorized by the FAA for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, and the partnership includes an investment from Uber to accelerate Flytrex’s technology deployment. Uber’s President of Autonomous Mobility and Delivery, Sarfraz Maredia, highlighted the move as the next chapter in speed‑focused, sustainable delivery. Read more →

Uber Eats is launching a new drone delivery pilot in partnership with Flytrex, a company that already operates food‑delivery drones for other U.S. retailers. The collaboration will allow Uber Eats customers to receive orders within minutes while helping to reduce road congestion. Flytrex is one of four providers authorized by the FAA for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, and the partnership includes an investment from Uber to accelerate Flytrex’s technology deployment. Uber’s President of Autonomous Mobility and Delivery, Sarfraz Maredia, highlighted the move as the next chapter in speed‑focused, sustainable delivery. Read more →

Microsoft announced its Fairwater AI data center, touted as the world’s most powerful, will open in early 2026 at the former Foxconn LCD factory in Wisconsin. The $3.3 billion project spans 1.2 million square feet across three buildings on 315 acres and houses “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GB200 GPUs linked by massive fiber capacity. Microsoft says the cluster is ten‑times more powerful than the fastest supercomputer. A closed‑loop cooling system is highlighted as a sustainable feature, aiming to minimize water waste while powering massive AI training workloads. Read more →

Microsoft announced its Fairwater AI data center, touted as the world’s most powerful, will open in early 2026 at the former Foxconn LCD factory in Wisconsin. The $3.3 billion project spans 1.2 million square feet across three buildings on 315 acres and houses “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GB200 GPUs linked by massive fiber capacity. Microsoft says the cluster is ten‑times more powerful than the fastest supercomputer. A closed‑loop cooling system is highlighted as a sustainable feature, aiming to minimize water waste while powering massive AI training workloads. Read more →

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