The AI industry has been pouring untold resources into building out enormous data centers across the world. The plants are immensely resource-hungry, sucking up huge amounts of fresh water to cool ripping-hot computer hardware. They’re turning into a massive strain on the electric grid, forcing some utility operators to enact rolling blackouts during heat waves… Continue reading You Will Laugh Out Loud When You Hear What the Tech Industry Is Spending a Swimming Pool’s Worth of Money to Convince the Public
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The Amount of New Solar Power Production Capacity China Is Manufacturing Is Legitimately Mind-Blowing
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Last year, a viral drone video from China’s Guizhou province revealed an entire mountain range blanketed in solar panels stretching to the horizon. It’s a stunning visual, but it doesn’t even begin to capture the staggering amount of solar power being produced by the People’s Republic.… Continue reading The Amount of New Solar Power Production Capacity China Is Manufacturing Is Legitimately Mind-Blowing
Cordless Stick Vacuum Throw Down: Bosch, Shark, Dyson (2026)
There’s a lever on the back for this compression mechanism that you manually press down and a separate button to open the dustbin at the bottom. You can use the compression lever when it’s both closed and open. It did help compress the hair and dust while I was vacuuming, helping me see if I… Continue reading Cordless Stick Vacuum Throw Down: Bosch, Shark, Dyson (2026)
Intriguing New Machine Turns Air Into Gasoline You Can Put Straight Into Your Car
For many years, engineers have suggested sucking up the excess carbon dioxide in our planet’s atmosphere to battle climate change, a moonshot idea that has as many supporters as it does skeptics. A value proposition that could make the idea far more grounded: what if the captured carbon dioxide could be converted into a different… Continue reading Intriguing New Machine Turns Air Into Gasoline You Can Put Straight Into Your Car
It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Well before “AI” had entered the lexicon of evening newscasters, the university model of higher-education was in trouble. Between 2010 and 2022 — the year ChatGPT came out — university enrollment dropped nearly 15 percent throughout the US. State funding cuts pushed already exorbitant tuition costs… Continue reading It’s Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College
Scientists Testing Controversial Human Rejuvenation Compound Called ER-100
During the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Elon Musk called human aging a “very solvable” problem. “When we figure out what causes aging, I think we’ll find it’s incredibly obvious,” the billionaire claimed during a conversation with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. “It’s not a subtle thing.” For many years now, youth-obsessed billionaires have… Continue reading Scientists Testing Controversial Human Rejuvenation Compound Called ER-100
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lied about “refusing” Epstein island invite, newly released DOJ emails show
Elon Musk claimed he “refused” invitations to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s private island after the financier was already convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, but newly released Department of Justice documents prove that was a lie. The emails show Musk actively trying to plan a visit and asking Epstein about “the wildest party” on his… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk lied about “refusing” Epstein island invite, newly released DOJ emails show
Clean Technica: Tesla, SpaceX, & xAI Merging?004341
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe.Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Well, things might be getting wild. When SolarCity was facing financial challenges, Tesla swallowed it up. Elon Musk was the Chairman of the Board at SolarCity, and his cousins were the cofounders, CEO, and CTO. The synergies were supposed to help… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla, SpaceX, & xAI Merging?004341
Clean Technica: Wall Street’s Failures on Tesla (TSLA) — And Has It Simply Flip Flopped?004340
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe.Or support our Kickstarter campaign! In response to my article yesterday about Tesla’s gradually declining net income, a reader pointed me in the direction of an interesting article from Fortune. Before I get to that and some additional thoughts that came out of that, it just… Continue reading Clean Technica: Wall Street’s Failures on Tesla (TSLA) — And Has It Simply Flip Flopped?004340
The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images As Donald Trump has taken an axe to US federal spending, thousands of highly educated experts in scientific fields have left the government. In an astonishing reversal, the country which has historically benefited from the “brain drain” phenomenon is now experiencing… Continue reading The United States Is Suffering Stomach-Churning Brain Drain