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Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center installed 59 natural gas turbines without permission, report claims — thousands of tons of pollutants reportedly impact Black communities in Mississippi already suffering from elevated lung disease rates

Elon Musk's Colossus 2 xAI data center, which runs independently of the power grid through on-site natural gas turbines, is said to be releasing thousands of tons of nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide every year.

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Eblanding ·last mo.

Electric Boat featured in ADC’s ‘Homefront’ Video Series | EB Landing

General Dynamics Electric Boat is featured in the latest episode of the Association of Defense Communities’ (ADC) Homefront video series, which examines military communities across the country.

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Digital Trends ·2 mo. ago

Threads makes it easier to find your community and tune out what you don’t want to see

Threads is rolling out a batch of upgrades to its Communities feature and introducing a new feed personalization tool, as Meta marks the platform reaching 500 million monthly active users.

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TechRadar ·3 mo. ago

This browser plugin lets you track your AI 'water footprint' — and ‘pay it back’ to communities in need

This browser plugin tracks your AI prompts and 'water footprint' in real time It makes the environmental cost of AI feel harder to ignore It also lets you offset that usage by donating to a non-profit providing clean…

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SlashGear ·7 mo. ago

Communities Across America Push Back On AI Data Centers

The AI boom currently underpinning the United States economy has led to a rapid expansion of data centers. These facilities are necessary for processing AI calculations, especially for cloud services, but they also have…

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TechRadar ·8 mo. ago

The disproportionate effects of AI data centers on local communities – and what can be done about it

Part one of our Keep Calm and Count the Kilowatts series showed how AI prompts are only a small portion of a person's daily power use.

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Thephoblographer ·11 mo. ago

What a New Photographer Should Know About Flickr

Fact: Instagram was a place for photographers a very long time ago. TikTok isn’t for photography, it’s for shooting and sharing videos of you acting like a photographer.

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TechRadar ·last yr.

Why Britain's £187M skills investment needs to work for everyone, not just students

The UK government just announced £187 million for the TechFirst initiative to embed digital and AI skills in classrooms and communities. It's a smart move that will pay dividends in the long run.