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Due to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, it is estimated that data centers will consume up to 12 percent of total U.S. electricity by 2028, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Improving data center energy efficiency is one way scientists are striving to make AI more sustainable.Toward that goal, researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab developed a rapid prediction tool that tells data center operators how much power will be consumed by running a particular AI workload on a certain processor or AI accelerator chip.Their method produces reliable power estimates in a few seconds, unlike traditional…

With the release of the newest version of its Experian Virtual Assistant, Experian plc is leveraging artificial intelligence to advance its broader goals of expanding beyond credit reporting to become a technology-driven services provider. Doing that in a tightly regulated industry has tested the limits of AI in delivering personalized service without violating strict privacy and security rules. Experian has access to detailed information about millions of consumers’ spending patterns.  Its challenge is to use that data to guide people toward better decisions without being intrusive or putting their privacy at risk. “We treat generative AI outputs with the same rigor…

No more getting caught by a forced Windows 11 update while you’re in the middle of a meeting or a match. Microsoft announced some major changes coming to Windows Update on its blog, including the ability to indefinitely pause Windows updates, 35 days at a time.To give users more control, Windows Update introduced the option to extend update pauses as much as users want. Once you opted to pause updates for Windows 11, you won’t be disturbed for 35 days at a time, but you can now reset this 35-day limit for as long as you want. You should eventually…

Google Cloud Next 2026 is a $185 billion bet on the agentic era. Is the human developer becoming obsolete, with 75% of code now AI-written? We thought the AI hype cycle was starting to lose steam. But Google just dropped a $185 billion reality check. At Google Cloud Next 2026, Sundar Pichai didn’t just announce some new chips; he essentially declared the end of SaaS and the birth of the Agentic Enterprise. Google is no longer interested in just giving you a chatbot to help you write emails. They want to give you a digital workforce. The headline-grabber is the…

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online. Read more: NYT…

Apple is at a transformational point in its product history. The company is making a record amount of money with a rich product portfolio, fumbled its AI strategy, and just had a leadership change. Tim Cook is out as the CEO, and engineering veteran John Ternus is taking over the chief role. Interestingly, it seems Apple is also making the biggest shift in its product development history, with no less than ten categories of devices planned for the coming years.  Apple What’s next from Apple? It seems Apple planned the leadership change at a crucial point in its product development…

Run by two students, Project6 hosts 48-hour mansion hacker houses in S’pore & beyond Singapore’s startup scene has a problem. It’s organised, well-funded, and growing, but it’s missing something essential: a “scrappy culture,” a sense of urgency, and spaces where builders can just… build, at least according to Canaan Poh, 23, and Xander Minzenmay, 21, the founders behind Project6. So they did something unconventional: they rented a mansion and filled it with founders. For 48 hours, participants are expected to do one thing—build. Sleep is optional. Shipping (turning an idea into a working product, for those not in the startup…

Kindle HoldersHate holding up your Kindle? Or struggle with chronic pain that makes holding it feel terrible? These holders will literally take the weight out of your hands.LamicallGooseneck iPad HolderThis holder works for Kindles and tablets alike, and even my Nintendo Switch. The clamp base lets you attach it to tables and furniture, and it’s easy to position in front of or even above you if you wanted to lie down and read. LamicallTablet Pillow Stand HolderIf you want something that’s freestanding, this pillow tablet stand holder works great for a Kindle. I use it on the couch, and I…

Bill Hilf, board chair of the Allen Institute for AI and American Prairie, and author of the new novel “The Disruption.” (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Bill Hilf has spent decades working inside some of the biggest names in tech — bringing open source software into Microsoft when it was heresy, running Paul Allen’s giant portfolio of investments and philanthropies, and now chairing the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) as it bucks the proprietary trend. So when he wanted to make a point about how the industry is approaching AI, he did what seemed only natural. He wrote a science…

Enterprises are rapidly moving from an artificial intelligence that answers questions and generates content to one that performs tasks and takes actions. According to Google Cloud Chief Executive Thomas Kurian, this shift requires a fundamentally different approach to infrastructure and software. Google’s view is that only a tightly integrated portfolio – spanning silicon to applications and everything in between – can effectively support this transition. A linchpin of this transition is the emergent data and AI platform, what we call the system of intelligence and what Google is initially exposing as its Knowledge Catalog. This capability ultimately abstracts and harmonizes…