When we write about machine learning and other artificial intelligence technologies here, it’s usually for cars. Tesla’s FSD Supervised Beta (or whatever it’s called these days) gets a lot of the attention, as do Waymo and other robotaxi providers. But, if we focus only on autonomous vehicles, we miss out … [continued]
Electric motors are more energy efficient than gas and diesel ones. At this point, electric tractors are not nearly as common as electric cars and yet they offer many benefits. In addition to their greater efficiency, they don’t belch toxic air pollution and they are much quieter than their fossil-fuel … [continued]
Deftpower, a Dutch startup, has begun a smart charging program in Amsterdam that may become a model for other world cities.
Is it OK for artificial intelligence to be powered by electricity from thermal generators? That is the question this week in Memphis.
We all know the buzzword of the day — AI. AI is going to solve countless problems at it gets infinitely smarter and more useful. We just need to build bigger and bigger datacenters. Hence the reason companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Tesla are building or buying nuclear, natural … [continued]
AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere these days. It’s the most popular thing to hype up, and the most popular thing to add to your product description to hype it up. In some cases, it’s really a thing and making a difference. In other cases, well, it’s simply just fluff. When … [continued]
Colossus, the new supercomputer facility for xAI, is a wonder of the modern world, but some local residents have expressed concerns.
The world has gone cuckoo for artificial intelligence. AI is virtually all you hear in the news these days. NVIDIA is worth a gazillion dollars because it manufactures the specialized computer chips that data centers need to make AI possible. Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Google are all rushing headlong … [continued]
Uber and Waymo Expand Partnership to Bring Autonomous Ride-Hailing to Austin and Atlanta (Graphic: Business Wire)
AI enabled robots are everywhere, from self driving cars from Waymo to machines that install solar panels quickly and cheaply.
The AI craze is threatening to overwhelm utility companies who don’t have enough electricity to power new data centers.
