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Google’s environmental report pointedly avoids AI’s actual energy cost


Google totally dodges the question of how much energy is AI is using — perhaps because the answer is "way more than we'd care to say."

The new bylines go beyond the typical @username references that often accompany link posts from news publications and those pointing to other written content, like a WordPress blog or Substack code references found in the X iOS app indicate that the company could be considering adding downvotes for replies only to improve how they’re ranked. The Supreme Court on Monday vacated two judicial decisions concerning Republican-backed laws from Florida and Texas aimed at limiting social media companies’ ability to moderate content on their platforms.

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