Reuters

GM to offer EV owners ability to sell power to US electricity grid

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab is releasing a software update that allows some U.S. electric-vehicle owners to pipe power back to the electric grid, another ...
Opinion
Drew sommerfeld on MSNOpinion

How I use isometric sketches to build complex pipe runs

In this short walkthrough, I show how I use simple isometric sketches to turn a blank sheet of iso paper into a finished stainless pipe run. I break down directions, offsets, rolled offsets, weld ...
The Next Web

The EU is asking households to cut electricity use during peak hours because AI data centres are straining the grid

The European Commission is asking households to cut peak electricity use as AI data centres strain grids, while publishing a Data Centre Energy Efficiency Package with ratings and minimum performance ...
Houston Chronicle

Texas summer heat, data centers could push power demand to a new record. Will the grid hold up?

Higher temperatures and the continued growth of large electricity users such as data centers could force Texas to use more power this summer than ever before, according to the Electric Reliability ...
Forbes

Will AI Break The Grid? It Depends On How We Use Every Electron

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about green energy tech that will change your life. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...
Variety

Steven Spielberg Says Hollywood Should Never ‘Use AI as the Final Word on Anything Creative’: ‘That’s Where I Draw the Line’

Steven Spielberg spoke out against AI in filmmaking during a recent appearance on Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson’s “IMO” podcast. While the legendary director said he thinks AI can be useful to ...
Computer Weekly

Datacentre dive: AI factory power draw changes the grid calculus

The power and cooling requirements of graphics processing units (GPUs) in artificial intelligence (AI) processing are set to make direct-to-chip liquid cooling mandatory. As construction of AI ...
TechCrunch

The biggest US power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy

Pity the grid operator PJM Interconnection. For decades it worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customers enjoyed some of the lowest electricity ...
Polygon

This Tomodachi Life tool will help you draw with pixel-perfect accuracy

If you need some help drawing your own items in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the game's community is here to help. A new fan-made tool by Reddit user ClementGzl called Living the Grid converts ...
Fast Company

There’s a better way to use the electric grid—and cut power bills

When electricity demand is set to surge—say, from a new power-hungry data center—the default response from a utility is often to build a new (and expensive) power plant and other infrastructure. A new ...
E&E

AI power demand creates ‘high likelihood, high impact’ grid risks

North America’s electric grid watchdog is acting with urgency to guard against widespread power outages stemming from the volatile energy demand of data centers. The North American Electric ...