Exclusive: Bill Gates on the Future of Nuclear Energy, AI

TerraPower, founded by billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 2008, is opening a new nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The plant will be the first of its kind, with the company hoping to revolutionize the nuclear power industry in the United States to help fight climate change and support American energy …

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Machine learning can be used to improve energy consumption in cities

The City of Philadelphia has set a goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment by 2030. Carbon reduction programs targeting the commercial and residential construction sectors are a top priority, as buildings and commercial facilities are the region’s most significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Researchers at Drexel University’s …

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New Material Opens Door to Energy Efficient Computing | Stanford News

Over the last decade, with the introduction of increasingly complex artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the demand for computing power has increased exponentially. New energy-efficient hardware designs could help meet this demand while reducing the power consumption of computers, supporting faster processing and enabling AI training within the device itself. Spin-orbit pair magnetoresistive random …

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