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MIT Technology Review - AI
- The Download: Ukraine’s Starlink repair shop, and predicting solar storms
2025-08-21
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. On the ground in Ukraine’s largest Starlink repair shop Starlink is absolutely critical to Ukraine’s ability to continue in the fight against Russia. It’s how troops in battle zones stay connected with faraway… - In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
2025-08-21
Google has just released a technical report detailing how much energy its Gemini apps use for each query. In total, the median prompt—one that falls in the middle of the range of energy demand—consumes 0.24 watt-hours of electricity, the equivalent of running a standard microwave for about one second. The company also provided average estimates… - Why recycling isn’t enough to address the plastic problem
2025-08-21
I remember using a princess toothbrush when I was little. The handle was purple, teal, and sparkly. Like most of the other pieces of plastic that have ever been made, it’s probably still out there somewhere, languishing in a landfill. (I just hope it’s not in the ocean.) I’ve been thinking about that toothbrush again…
TechCrunch - Artificial Intelligence
- Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation
2025-08-20
After developing a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and doxing random people, two former Harvard students are now launching a startup that makes smart glasses with an always-on microphone. - Meta to add 100MW of solar power from US gear
2025-08-20
The social media company is adding another tranche of solar to power a new AI data center in South Carolina. - Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping
2025-08-04
Internet giant Cloudflare says it detected Perplexity crawling and scraping websites, even after customers had added technical blocks telling Perplexity not to scrape their pages.