The fashionable technology changes from blockchain to hydrogen to AI, but the commercialization tactic persists: attach a new narrative to an unresolved proposition before the complete system has proved its economics.
Panthalassa raised $140 million this year to build autonomous ocean platforms that would generate electricity from waves and use it directly for AI inference computing at sea. The proposition removes one genuine problem for wave energy: instead of transmitting electricity back to shore through subsea cables and grid connections, put … [continued]
I’m not going to lie — I don’t typically jump or get riled up by claims that AI is going to take over the world or threaten humanity, beyond the insane energy use and emissions issue, that is. I first heard such warnings 23 years ago. Yes, 23 years ago. … [continued]
The environmental community has an opportunity to galvanize action, and NRDC is proud to host a strong lineup of events this year. By Manish Bapna, President & Chief Executive Officer, NRDC Climate Week arrives at a moment of extraordinary geopolitical and economic turbulence. Energy insecurity and rising costs are straining … [continued]
IFA Berlin showcases a wide range of innovation. Many companies tout AI as the latest catch phrase. But XPENG brought technical details and insights into physical AI within current and upcoming products that will soon become available to European customers. Dr. John MA, Senior Director, Head of ADAS & Smart … [continued]
The next evolution XPENG’s physical AI is beginning to emerge. Announcements over the past week indicate major developments for IRON humanoid robot, VLA 2.0 intelligent driving and the business overall. Many of these developments have not yet been realized in revenue and profits, but are poised to drive the rapidly expanding technology company to the next level in their development.
ATLANTA — After a tumultuous and secretive process, the Georgia Public Service Commission staff approved the contract between Georgia Power and OpenAI to power a 3.2 gigawatt hyperscale data center planned for Effingham County — without a direct vote from the commission itself. In response, Sierra Club and the Southern Alliance … [continued]
Much of the autonomous vehicle (AV) space is uncharted territory. However, at Waymo, with more than 200 million miles driven fully autonomously, we’re one of very few companies that can look to our past to illuminate our future. Our experience has led us to ten fundamental truths that shape how … [continued]
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Today, Sierra Club celebrated Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signing into law a suite of legislation that will protect families in the state from having to pay for Big Tech’s pricey artificial intelligence data centers. The legislation being signed into law today is a first-of-its-kind bill that ensures … [continued]
Bill McKibben is one of our heroes here at CleanTechnica. His commentary has been featured prominently on our website many times because he sees clearly the planetary havoc that will be caused — and is being caused — by the course humanity has chosen to follow. In a blog post … [continued]
Compute is the brain of the Waymo Driver, translating raw sensor data into real-time driving commands. Operating demonstrably safe, physical AI on the road demands a fundamental shift towards a system engineered for deterministic, low-latency performance. Over the past decade, we have co-designed our hardware, sensors, and algorithms side-by-side to solve the … [continued]
