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A UN report warns that global data center water consumption could double by 2030 due to AI growth, with current usage at 45 trillion liters, exceeding water needs of 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Data centers consumed 448 TWh of electricity last year, more than Saudi Arabia's total, with AI accounting for one-fifth.....
The European Commission recently announced new minimum energy efficiency standards for data centers to address rising energy pressure from surging electricity demand. By 2030, the EU's total data center capacity is expected to increase from 12 GW last year to 28 GW, with electricity consumption exceeding 2.5% of the EU's total power. This move aims to promote energy savings and support sustainable digital services.....
SpaceX warns in its latest IPO filing of severe water supply risks for cooling its data centers. As Musk's AI firm xAI joins, the company accelerates AI infrastructure expansion, prioritizing water alongside electricity, highlighting water scarcity as a potential operational threat.....
At NVIDIA's employee meeting, some employees were concerned that using AI intensively might only be superficial. CEO Huang Renxun responded by encouraging employees to embrace new technology, pointing out that when facing new tools, perfection is not necessary, and the key is to take the first step. He emphasized that it is acceptable to slightly waste money when exploring AI, but time must never be wasted, as AI is far from being superficial.
Apple plans to introduce a local edge AI processing solution in OS 27, using "distillation" technology to train a lightweight AI model based on Google's Gemini model, balancing user privacy and performance. This approach allows the small model to achieve results close to those of a large model while significantly reducing processing costs, ensuring efficient operation of AI features on Apple devices.