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Robotics

La IA que gestiona tu red eléctrica no puede permitirse equivocarse

La jefa de tecnología de AVEVA explica por qué la próxima ola de IA industrial necesita supervisión humana antes de la autonomía, y por qué ese orden importa más que la tecnología en sí.

4 min read
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AI Business

El boom de la IA se apoderó de la Semana del Clima. No todos estaban celebrando.

La financiación de capital de riesgo para empresas climáticas superó los 14.000 millones de dólares a principios de 2026, impulsada por la demanda de centros de datos. Algunos fundadores creen que eso es un problema.

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Science & Space

El viejo truco de los físicos para imanes podría reducir los modelos de IA a la mitad sin perder mucha capacidad

Una startup llamada Multiverse Computing ha tomado prestada una técnica de la física para determinar qué partes de un modelo de IA se pueden eliminar de forma segura, reduciendo un modelo popular a la mitad mientras mantiene la mayoría de su capacidad para responder preguntas correctamente.

4 min read
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AI Business

Google, Nvidia y Anthropic respaldan una startup que quiere liberar 100 gigavatios más de la red eléctrica

Una nueva coalición afirma que el software más inteligente puede permitir que los centros de datos pausan y desplacen su consumo de electricidad, desbloqueando espacio en la red que las nuevas plantas de energía por sí solas no pueden proporcionar lo suficientemente rápido.

3 min read
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Policy

Former EPA Officials Say Deregulation Is Turning the AI Boom Into a Public Health Crisis

A group of ex-EPA officials warns that federal rollbacks designed to fast-track data center construction are exposing Americans to health risks, including those who live nowhere near a server farm.

4 min read
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Explained

Why AI Agents Guzzle So Much More Power Than a Simple Chatbot

AI is shifting from quick questions and answers to agents that run for hours on their own. That shift explains the data-centre building boom, and a growing energy bill.

5 min read
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AI Business

Los centros de datos estadounidenses podrían consumir más gas natural que Alemania y Japón combinados para 2035

Un nuevo informe de BloombergNEF casi duplica su propia previsión de hace nueve meses, descubriendo que el apetito de energía de la IA podría añadir el equivalente del 12% de las emisiones totales de gases de efecto invernadero de EE.UU. cada día.

4 min read
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Policy

Scotland demands environmental checks on big datacentres before they can be built

Any new facility drawing more than 50 megawatts of power must now pass an environmental impact assessment. The Scottish government stopped short of a full ban, but the rules are tighter than they have ever been.

3 min read
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Policy

Al Gore Says Stop Worrying About the Data Center and Start Reading the Safety Reports

The former vice president thinks emissions fears are overblown. What keeps him up at night is what AI companies are quietly disclosing about their own models.

3 min read
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AI Business

AI Data Centres Are Breaking the Power Grid, and It Is Not About Supply

Two massive blackouts in Virginia exposed a deeper problem: the way AI campuses connect to the grid is the real danger, and a new power architecture aims to fix it.

4 min read
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Policy

Los centros de datos de IA de Estados Unidos funcionan con componentes chinos. Washington quiere cambiar eso.

Desde los transformadores que regulan la electricidad hasta los cables que transportan datos, una parte sorprendente del hardware que mantiene funcionando las instalaciones de IA estadounidenses proviene de China. Si eso cambia rápidamente, se avecinan costos y retrasos.

4 min read
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Policy

Communities Around the World Are Pushing Back Against AI Data Centres

From Scotland to India, local groups say the giant buildings that power AI are eating too much energy and land. Governments are starting to listen.

3 min read
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Policy

Trump warns datacenter opponents they will end up 'backwards and poor'

Three in four Americans say they do not want a datacenter near their home. The president says communities that block them will have only themselves to blame.

3 min read
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Policy

Australia's Data Centres Could Eat 13% of National Electricity by 2035

A regulator's forecast buried in a routine report reveals how sharply AI infrastructure is set to reshape Australia's power grid, and who gets to decide what gets built where.

3 min read
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Policy

UK Government Slaps Down Green Call to Halt AI Data Centre Building

The Green party wants a freeze on large data centres. Labour says that would kill jobs and damage national security. Here is what the row is actually about.

3 min read
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