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NREL & Google Host Artificial Intelligence Hackathon To Tackle Data Center Energy Challenges

Experts Explore Potential of Google AI Tools To Mitigate Potential Energy Limits for Quick Growth of US Data Centers By Kerrin Jeromin NREL and Google teamed up to host a hackathon, bringing together leading researchers from nine U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories to explore and leverage Google’s generative … [continued]

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Google Launches Ambitious Program To Train 100,000 Electrical Workers For The AI-Powered Future

As artificial intelligence continues to drive a wave of innovation across the US economy, Google is stepping in to help tackle one of the most pressing and overlooked challenges of this transformation: the country’s energy infrastructure, and the skilled workforce needed to support it. The company’s latest initiative aims to … [continued]

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Corporate Travel Reduced by a Third on 2019 Levels Despite Increased Flying by Merck, Bosch,…

Business travel emissions of 239 global companies fell by 34% since 2019, but disproportionate flying by Merck, Bosch, JPMorgan Chase and other top polluters put overall achievements at risk. Business travel by the world’s biggest companies fell by 34% between 2019 and 2023, the fourth edition of the Travel Smart Ranking … [continued]

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AI Bubble?

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]

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Waymo Grows Again, Extending into Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, & Sunnyvale

Waymo continues to expand its robotaxi service. While it’s been in San Francisco for a while, Waymo just extended its services down the region into the heart of Silicon Valley, where it all started. As of yesterday, Waymo is offering its Waymo One robotaxi services in Mountain View (the home … [continued]

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Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your…

We at CleanTechnica cannot endorse the recommendations of the US Department of Energy and Google. Consumer discretion and Googler discretion advised. In all seriousness, Google and the US Department of Energy, neither of which need any introduction, have partnered to help homeowners find good, qualified technicians for home energy upgrades. … [continued]