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Amazon’s carbon footprint shrank 3% last year — but AI-driven climate challenges loom

GeekWire

It called out the addition of 77 new signatories to The Climate Pledge, an initiative launched by Amazon in which entities commit to hitting net-zero carbon by 2040. They both pointed to higher energy use to power AI operations and data center construction as helping drive the ballooning climate impacts.

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As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

GeekWire

(Helion Photo) The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving new demand for cloud computing infrastructure operated by tech giants including Amazon and Microsoft, which are investing billions of dollars each year into the construction of data centers that gobble massive amounts of energy. In the U.S.

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As global AI energy usage mounts, Nvidia claims efficiency gains of up to 100,000X

Network World

Big tech commitments are ‘promising,’ but may not be enough There are many statistics floating around about AI and data center energy use, further stoking fears across enterprises, regulatory bodies, and everywhere in between. That’s only three times as large, so you can imagine the net positive impact to our energy grid,” said Pette.

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Cisco gears up to capitalize on Splunk deal, AI revolution

Network World

Net income dropping 41% year-over-year. Vijay Bhagavath, IDC research vice president for cloud and data center networks, cautions against overreacting. Supply chain snafus. A February announcement that 5% of the workforce was being laid off as part of a global restructuring. Shakeups in the C-suite. Cisco is not a new company.

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Can the telecoms industry power down its impact on the environment?

TM Forum

The latest cycle of technology investments around 5G and cloud operations are often discussed in terms of driving down power consumption on a per unit basis, but many new network deployments have a net increase in overall consumption. The GSMA has set a goal for the mobile industry to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Capital spending soars in the cloud as Microsoft, Google, and others bet big on AI demand

GeekWire

These servers inside a Microsoft data center in Quincy, Wash., Amy Hood, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, told analysts that CapEx will keep growing in the 2025 fiscal year, which starts in July. Microsoft’s capital expenditures rose 79% to a record $14 billion in the March quarter. billion in 2022 to $24.8

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Amazon renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

GeekWire

As the retail, cloud and entertainment giant strives to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040, most of its carbon cuts so far have come from its shift to renewables. Microsoft also has a 2025 all-renewables goal, and Google has already reached that target. (Amazon Photo) Amazon for three years has ranked as the No.

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