In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end of its life. At a time when carmakers want the metal for electric-vehicle batteries, nickel concentrations at the Eagle Mine are falling and may soon fall so low that drilling won’t be necessary.
Demand for nickel, copper and rare earth elements is growing rapidly amid the explosive growth of metal-intensive data centers, electric cars and renewable energy projects. But producing these metals is becoming harder and more expensive as miners have already exploited the best resources. Here’s how biotechnology can help.
-Matt Blois
What We’re Misunderstanding About AI’s Truth Crisis
-James O’Donnell
What does it take to explain to you that the era of truth erosion that we have long been warned about – where AI content deceives us, shapes our beliefs even when we detect lies, and destroys social trust in the process – has now arrived?
A story I published last week got me into trouble. And it also made me realize that the tools we were sold as a cure for this crisis are failing miserably. Read the full story.
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TR10: Hyperscale AI Data Center
In vast expanses of agricultural land and industrial parks, huge buildings filled with racks of computers are emerging to fuel the race for AI.
These engineering marvels are a new species of infrastructure: supercomputers designed to train and run large language models on a mind-bending scale, complete with their own specialized chips, cooling systems, and even energy supplies. But all that impressive computing power comes at a price.
Read why we did this Hyperscale AI Data Center Named Among Our 10 Breakthrough Technologies this year, and Check out the rest of the list.
