Data centers signal coming surge in electricity demand, Breakthrough Energy warns
A surge in electricity demand is forecasted as countries electrify their economies to reduce carbon emissions, and data centers are described as a warning sign of this trend.
» readHow to turn your old laptop or desktop into a private media server
An old laptop or desktop PC, especially one less than ten years old, can be easily repurposed as a media server to stream files to any device in the home.
» readAI-generated code risks creating unmaintainable software, experts warn
It has been argued that projects built with AI assistance inevitably become unmaintainable over time. The difficulty of measuring code quality and the lack of immediate feedback on poor architecture have been cited as root causes.
» readAI infrastructure firm Nscale reports $103 billion in contracts, but most hinges on Microsoft and Anthropic
The company has accumulated over $103 billion worth of contracts since its spin-off from Arkon Energy two years ago, according to its IPO filing. However, approximately 85% of that total is tied to two major agreements.
» readType punning bug silently breaks code at higher optimisation levels
A software bug that took considerable time to track down was traced to type punning, the author reported. A pointer cast that worked correctly at optimisation level -O0 silently broke at -O2, highlighting the treacherous distinction between C and…
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