Environment & Viability

The supply chain of the software giant is responsible for the majority of its emissions. Microsoft aims to offset more...

A Norwegian startup company, 7Analytics, has received €4 million of capital funds to forecast upcoming floods and landslides. Located in...

The AI industry's massive energy needs are driving data center demands, with some companies turning to traditional, carbon-emitting energy sources....

On February 9, 2024, the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to raise up to $7...

A group of startups called the Endowment for Climate Intelligence (ECI) has introduced an open-source collection of AI models, named...

New advanced AI mapping techniques may provide the detailed information needed to predict the global impact of thawing permafrost in...

Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries rely on lithium and other rare earth metals but also pose environmental concerns, challenges for recycling, and...

New advanced methods, such as UAV-based RGB imaging and deep learning (DL) could revolutionize new pine shoot detection in technology....

A recent study reports that almost half of the world’s known flowering plants are at risk. To identify threatened plant...

A study by Carnegie Mellon University and Hugging Face found that creating a single AI-generated image uses as much power...

In a recent publication, Felicity Bradstock, a freelance writer specializing in the energy industry, warns that uncontrolled AI adoption could...

FinalSpark, a Swiss startup, hopes to revolutionize AI by utilizing biological neurons instead of digital chip processors. Since its establishment...

Unilever is using artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up the development of petrochemical replacements for ingredients in its cleaning and...

Google's plans for sustainability are being hindered by its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, according to the company's 2023 Environmental Report....

Google has released its latest annual environmental report, which tells how its ‘artificial intelligence-first’ policy is contributing to efforts to...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies in the oil and gas industry has increased in recent...

Researchers from Zhejiang University and Tongdun Technology, both located in Hangzhou, China, have utilized deep-learning methods to enhance crop-yield predictions....

Tree-planting initiatives encounter numerous obstacles. Initially, the misconception that massive tree planting ensures global restoration needs to be addressed. Ecologists...

How do you spot a hungry fruit fly? The answer lies in an unlikely source: machine learning. Tulane University has...

Scientists are utilizing machine learning to decode various forms of animal communication, including vocalization cues in beluga whales, alarm calls...

The future of farming is here, and artificial intelligence is at the heart of it. In a vivid example of...