The CNN founder, who died Wednesday at 87, used a 2013 Fortune interview to handicap his own mortality and deliver a blunt warning about nuclear weapons, climate change, and overpopulation.
“We believe that we are part of the land, and that we come from the land. We learn that we have a right to protect the land and protect the water.” — Autumn Peltier, environmental...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Silicon Valley investors such as Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel have bet hundreds of millions of dollars on deploying AI data centers powered by waves in the middle of the world`s oceans -- a move that coincides with tech companies facing mounting challenges in building AI data center projects on land. The latest investment round of $140 million is intended to help the company Panthalassa complete a pilot manufacturing facility near Portland, Oregon, and speed up deployments of wave-riding "nodes" designed to generate electrical power, according to a May 4 press release. Instead of sending renewable energy to a land-based data center, the floating nodes would directly power onboard AI chips and transmit inference tokens representing the AI models` outputs to customers worldwide via satellite link. Each node resembles a huge steel sphere bobbing on the water with a tube-like structure extending vertically down beneath the surface. The wave motions drive water upward through the tube into a pressurized reservoir, where it can be released to spin a turbine generator that produces renewable energy for the AI chips on board. Panthalassa claims the node`s AI chips would also get cooled using the surrounding water, which could offer another advantage over traditional data centers. "Ocean-based compute might offer a massive cooling advantage because the ambient temperature is so low," Lee said. "Land-based data centers use a lot of electricity and fresh water for cooling." The newest node prototype, called Ocean-3, is scheduled for testing in the northern Pacific Ocean later in 2026. The latest version reaches about 85 meters in length and would stand nearly as tall as London`s Big Ben or New York City`s Flatiron Building, according to the Financial Times. Panthalassa has already tested several earlier prototypes of the wave energy converter technology, including the Ocean-1 in 2021 and the Ocean-2 that underwent a thr
If you want my honest opinion, no boy will ever be good enough for my princess—is a thing I’d say if I didn’t acknowledge that “princess” is a fundamentally patronizing epithet.
Three years after Paul Flores was sentenced for the 1996 murder of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart, another search warrant has been served in connection with the case.
It seems Emily Ratajkowski just redid a room in her house ... but it`s a little hard to see the whole space because she`s got her massive mounds in the way. The stunning supermodel posted a series of thirst traps to Instagram on Wednesday ... and…
Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects. By introducing “mollifier layers” that smooth noisy data, they’ve made these calculations more stable and far less computationally demanding. This could transform fields like genetics, where understanding how DNA behaves is key to disease research.
11:40 p.m.: Xcel Energy restored power to customers around 11:40 p.m. No other active power outages were reported as of 11:40 p.m. 9 p.m.: Xcel Energy’s outage map shows that a power outage that started...
Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in congressional history, will face a rematch with Republican Derek Merrin in a battleground northwest Ohio seat that grew a shade redder in redistricting. Merrin emerged as the victor in Tuesday’s five-way GOP primary in the 9th District. The former state representative had 43 percent of the vote […]
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Theatreworks and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center announced their 2026-27 theater seasons just days apart, so this seems an opportune time to learn more about the people who help decide what audiences will see on two of the region’s largest stages. The late, great Murray Ross was artistic director at Theatreworks, which he founded [...] The post They Build the Season Together: Inside Colorado Springs’ 2026-27 Theater Lineups appeared first on SoCo Insider .
