Google's Gemma 4 model goes fully open-source and unlocks powerful local AI - even on phones

Now open-source under Apache 2.0, Gemma 4 brings offline, multimodal AI to servers, phones, and Raspberry Pi - giving ...
AZ Central

We estimated data centers' water and power use. Here's how

Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...
IEEE

Development of a GUI-Based Decision Support System for Stroke Risk Prediction Using DPB-SMOTE and Gradient Boost

Abstract: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Early detection of stroke risk is critical for prevention but is often constrained by data imbalance in medical ...
Morningstar

SAM Awarded Consulting Contract by Con Edison for CIM-Based Data Modeling and GIS Pilot

SAM will undertake pilot project to demonstrate the value of standards-based data integration for utility grid modernization Xtensible, a SAM company, announced today that it has been awarded a ...
Forbes

How Liberty Mutual Insurance Is Using Data And AI To Deliver Value To Its Customers And Employees

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Randy Bean is a noted Senior Advisor, Author, Speaker, Founder, & CEO. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Reason

Data Centers Use Lots of Electricity. This Bill Would Let Them Go Off the Grid.

Tech companies are building data centers as quickly as possible to run AI. These facilities are controviersial because they use copious amounts of electricity and might tax an electrical grid that in ...
NPR

AI data centers use a lot of electricity. How it could affect your power bill

AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills. Tech companies invested hundreds of billions of ...
NOLA.com

Editorial: Data centers highlight need for state water use plan

The Meta data center in Richland Parish has, since the announcement of its construction in December 2024, been rightly regarded as a major economic boon to one of the state’s poorest regions. In ...
The Washington Post

Supersized data centers are coming. See how they will transform America.

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...
GitHub

A modern desktop GUI application for generating videos using Google's Veo 3.1 model via the Gemini API. Built with Python and PySide6.

Prompt & Negative Prompt Aspect Ratio (16:9, 9:16) Person Generation Safety Settings Seed Control for reproducible results Real-time Logging: Integrated console output within the GUI for monitoring ...
Reuters

Meta pledge to use less personal data for ads gets EU nod, avoids daily fines

BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Meta's (META.O), opens new tab proposal to use less personal data for targeted advertising in its pay-or-consent model that will be rolled out next month won the approval ...
ConsumerAffairs

What is a ‘data center’ and how much electricity does it use?

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...