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4 paths to sustainable AI

CIO

Concerns that AI contributes to global warming stem from estimates that GPUs used to develop and keep AI models running use four times as much energy as those serving conventional cloud applications, and that AI could be on track to use as much electricity as Ireland. We see it as a recruiting and retention factor.”

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3 ways to advance sustainability in high performance computing

CIO

The supercomputers that power HPC, however, require more and more energy to operate. It’s no wonder that–per a recent study commissioned by Dell Technologies, Intel and NVIDIA–HPC operators have elevated the importance of sustainability to the number two priority, even surpassing price.

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What CIOs need to become better enablers of sustainability

CIO

There is a need and realization by the business world to be more environmentally sustainable since organizations are seeing an impact on the bottom line as a direct result of climate change. And if the world’s temperatures rise by or above 1.5 CIOs are in a great position to demonstrate their business acumen,” says Sadler.

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Australian businesses need new servers to drive sustainability and innovation

CIO

However, despite data centres and transmission networks being responsible for nearly 1 per cent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, a new Deloitte study reports little over half (54 per cent) of businesses have converted to energy-efficient technologies. It’s not just the public sector pushing companies to change.

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Accelerate Sustainable Digital Transformation in the Oil & Gas Industry

CIO

Many have even spun up renewable energy arms. Innovation underpins corporate sustainability efforts. From an investment standpoint, sustainable solutions can also perform double duty, often yielding significant added value such as productivity and efficiency gains and new revenue streams.

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How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

CIO

Sustainability is a major priority in business boardrooms already, and pressures from regulators, shareholders, board members and employees are likely to further drive this trend. There is a clear company risk in not being sustainable, both to the planet and to the business. You can solve any problem given enough budget.

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Fusion startup Type One Energy gets $29M seed round to fast-track its reactor designs

TechCrunch

Type One Energy is the brainchild of a handful of physicists steeped in the stellarator world. The company wasn’t in stealth — TechCrunch+ identified it as a promising fusion startup last year — but it was operating on a slim budget. But not all of it.

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