WattScale is an open source AI tool that identifies energy-wasting homes
Venture Beast
JULY 7, 2020
Researchers developed an AI tool -- WattScale -- that can identify energy-inefficient homes anywhere in a region with sufficient data. Read More.
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Venture Beast
JULY 7, 2020
Researchers developed an AI tool -- WattScale -- that can identify energy-inefficient homes anywhere in a region with sufficient data. Read More.
Gizmodo
JUNE 5, 2021
Square, the digital payments firm led by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, is teaming up with blockchain technology provider Blockstream Mining to build an open-source, solar-powered bitcoin mining facility at one of Blockstream’s U.S. Read more.
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Venture Beast
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University will use AI to search for electrocatalysts to enable scalable renewable energy storage. Read More.
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Sajjad Moazeni of the University of Washington calculates that training an LLM with 175 billion+ parameters takes a year’s worth of energy for 1,000 US households. Answering 100 million+ generative AI questions a day can burn 1 Gigawatt-hour of electricity, which is roughly the daily energy use of 33,000 US households. Learn more. [1]
The Verge
MARCH 4, 2021
OpenHaystack is a new open-source tool developed by security researchers at the Secure Mobile Networking Lab , who have essentially reverse-engineered the way Apple devices register themselves to the Find My mesh network. OpenHaystack works via a custom Mac app that can be used to track the location of custom tags that you create.
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 9, 2024
Given the importance of being able to control data access and respect privacy and regulatory concerns while harnessing GenAI’s tremendous potential, Dell Technologies and Intel have been investigating GenAI implementations, open-source models, and alternatives to trillion-plus parameter models.
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
(AI2 Image) The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) on Thursday released a highly anticipated open-source large language model, along with the underlying data and code meant to significantly improve understanding of how generative AI actually works. Eliminating redundancies improves energy efficiency in AI research, as well, AI2 says.
Kitaboo
DECEMBER 28, 2023
5 Ways to Ensure Sustainable Educational Product Development Conduct LCA Optimize Energy Usage Minimize Wastage Encourage Reusability Foster Accessibility III. Affects Resource Conservation Behind every EdTech invention is a concoction of valuable natural resources like energy, water, raw materials, and more.
TM Forum
MAY 25, 2022
The lab’s work will seek to address the security threats raised by “many types of interworking endpoints, extensive use of open-source software and large-scale use of 5G in a variety of industries,” according to Nokia. Gartner lists IoT, open-source code, cloud applications and complex digital supply chains.
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 11, 2023
We promote innovation through regulatory sandboxes, real-world testing and open sources [excluding open source AI systems from transparency requirement]. Significantly, the models based on open source are exempt from the transparency requirement. “So “It is a myth that the AI Act will hamper innovation.
Dataconomy
MARCH 6, 2024
The computational efficiency of 1-bit LLMs also leads to lower energy consumption, making them more environmentally friendly and cost-effective to operate. Less computing power equals less energy used. Simpler calculations mean the AI thinks and responds way faster. To facilitate integration with existing frameworks, BitNet b1.58
Vox
MARCH 28, 2024
Paige Vickers/Vox; Getty Images The energy needed to support data storage is expected to double by 2026. In January, the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued its forecast for global energy use over the next two years. None of these trade-offs is as important as in energy. You can do something to stop it.
Tech Republic Data Center
APRIL 7, 2023
The new configurations fit in standard 19-inch data center racks and reduce energy consumption while using AI and quantum-safe tech. The post IBM adds single frame and rack mount options to z16 mainframe and LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 appeared first on TechRepublic.
CTOvision
MAY 20, 2016
Oracle-Google Dispute Goes to Heart of Open-Source Software - New York Times. Carbon-free cloud: Microsoft sets ambitious goals for renewable energy. Drone on the wall: Insect-sized robots use static electricity to perch on objects, save energy. a16z Podcast: Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O.
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 27, 2022
Sentry was started as an open source project by David Cramer in 2008 to provide monitoring services for application developers. Sentry’s open source and cloud-based offerings support 100+ languages and frameworks and provide developers with visibility into the health of their applications. Why is open source so important?
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 31, 2024
Concerns that AI contributes to global warming stem from estimates that GPUs used to develop and keep AI models running use four times as much energy as those serving conventional cloud applications, and that AI could be on track to use as much electricity as Ireland. Our theory is no. Think about how much computer and carbon that saved.”
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 24, 2023
If I’m an energy company, I want to make it possible for folks to leverage geologic surveys and reports that are miserable to go through.” One option, however, is to use open source software. But open source software carries its own risks as well, especially as the number of AI projects multiply on the open source repositories.
CTOvision
APRIL 11, 2016
Federal and State Energy Policy Leaders to Convene with Energy and Technology Executives at NEM's 19th Annual. White House misses big opportunity with open source push - FCW.com. SAVE THE DATE: Washington Technology to Host Power Breakfast Feat. CSRA Leadership, April 19, 2016. Business Wire (press release).
GeekWire
APRIL 4, 2024
The Seattle-based institute released the open-source large language model in February along with the underlying data and code, meant to significantly improve understanding of how generative AI actually works.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 10, 2016
In that report we defined a system of insight , which focused big data energy on implementing insights in software using closed loops that create action and continous learning. Open source and cloud have made it so easy for vendors to combine these technologies into a platform - but things don't stop there.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Home Assistant Amber is a smart home hub for the free, open source home automation platform. Nabu Casa, the company behind the free, open-source software, has launched Home Assistant Amber, its first ready-to-use hub that can run Home Assistant software out of the box. (A Image: Nabu Casa.
The Verge
APRIL 8, 2022
Block and Blockstream, a company that makes Bitcoin infrastructure, are partnering with Tesla on an open-source, solar-powered Bitcoin mine, the companies announced Friday. Have an open dashboard so people can play along, maybe it can inform other players to participate.”. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Liberal campaign co-chair advised Energy East pipeline builder on lobbying. - Why open source is a safe choice for agencies - GCN.com. NASA Awards Contract for Aerospace Systems Research, Technology Development. Commerce seeks to widen acceptance of cyber framework - FCW.com. Army experiments with cyber warfare - FCW.com.
Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
This week, Groq’s LPU astounded the tech community by executing open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) like Llama-2, which boasts 70 billion parameters, at an impressive rate of over 100 tokens per second. Their high-performance endeavors come at the cost of substantial energy consumption, posing challenges in power efficiency.
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
In the position, he created AirSim , an open-source simulator for drones. It declined to disclose customer data, but said that it works with industries across renewable energy, oil and gas, wildfire detection, and urban air mobility vehicles. Kapoor also co-authored the paper “ ChatGPT for Robotics.”
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 22, 2023
LAION demands that open-source AI models in particular shouldn’t be over-regulated. Open-source systems in particular allow more transparency and security when it comes to the use of AI. In addition, open-source AI would prevent a few corporations from controlling and dominating the technology.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 22, 2014
Steve Jobs once called the personal computer “a bicycle for our minds,” a tool that helps us go farther with the same amount of energy. Puma Energy is the fuels retailing arm of Swiss-based … Read more on Ferret. Classroom technology can make learning more dangerous, and that’s a good thing. Read more on opensource.com.
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 24, 2023
By Chet Kapoor, Chairman & CEO of DataStax The energy around AI is nothing short of electrifying. It’s not just a buzzword or part of a science fiction storyline. It’s our new reality and will be the most important and disruptive innovation of our lifetime. The market and opportunity ahead are massive.
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 20, 2023
Food and water insecurity will increase, and energy systems, housing stock, insurance, and currency markets will all become more volatile—a worrying set of scenarios for business leaders and boards. And if the world’s temperatures rise by or above 1.5 They can cut costs and generate additional revenue streams.”
GeekWire
APRIL 7, 2023
The finalists for Deal of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards all struck big transactions to help fuel their companies focused on cancer therapies, gaming, clean energy, data analytics, and money management. billion transaction to remake First Mode as a clean-energy company for heavy industry. million in funding.
GeekWire
AUGUST 3, 2023
Founded in 2004, the company makes software to help enterprises use Postgres, an open-source database. based GridStor , a Goldman Sachs-backed startup developing renewable energy battery storage systems. The Boston-based private equity firm acquired EDB in 2019. EDB has more than 1,500 customers and over 750 employees.
Galido
AUGUST 27, 2019
One such method for minimizing the amount of wasted energy IT departments must expend is by ditching desktop-based software in favor of browser-based solutions. Pursue an Open Source Policy. Thankfully, open source software eliminates many of these types of concerns.
GeekWire
MARCH 4, 2024
They’re pretty much the industry standard,” said Baker of the new open-source tools. If you look in biology, proteins capture energy from the sun and use it to make molecules — photosynthesis is really a fascinating process. “Tech companies are really good at what they do.
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 7, 2023
Energy and natural resources firms are prioritizing worker safety and environmental protection, with real-time monitoring to prevent accidents and injuries. We work with industry leaders and the open source community to produce powerful, comprehensive solutions for private networks that are being deployed today.
GeekWire
JULY 26, 2023
It primarily sells to large enterprises in regulated industries including finance, healthcare, life sciences, energy, government, and tech. Protect AI’s first product was NB Defense, an open-sourced app that works to address vulnerabilities in development platform Jupyter Notebooks.
TM Forum
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Industrial sectors, including manufacturing, mining and energy production, are undergoing digital transformation to improve decision-making and to automate processes. The diversity in terms of open source and vendor proprietary technologies as the list of technology enablers grows. Automation and AI to the rescue.
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Already with generative AI, compute needs and energy use have radically increased. Making models open source increases access, but open models can be weaponized by bad actors. Open access must be balanced with the likelihood for harm. Unmanaged, society-scale risks become more abundant in a generative AI world.
GeekWire
JANUARY 18, 2024
It is working with clients in energy, utility, government, and more. The company’s open source platform helps developers to build, maintain and deploy sophisticated AI copilots into apps with a few lines of code. What if businesses could better predict the impact of weather and climate change? Enter Tawkit.
Scott Lowe
MARCH 15, 2019
Make at least one code contribution to an open source project. So, in an effort to align my desire to increase open source contributions along with a desire to improve my programming/development skills, I’m setting a goal to make at least one code contribution to an open source project this year.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 18, 2013
How do you know which technologies deserve your time and energy? H2O is the open source math & machine learning platform for speed and scale. Pentaho’s open source heritage drives continued innovation in a modern, integrated, embeddable platform built for accessing all data sources.
Scott Lowe
MAY 8, 2017
The keynote starts with the typical high-energy video that’s intended to “pump up” the audience, and Mark Collier (COO, OpenStack Foundation) takes the stage promptly at 9am. He leads this discussion by pointing out what he believes to be the fundamental role of open source in machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI).
Scott Lowe
MAY 8, 2017
The keynote starts with the typical high-energy video that’s intended to “pump up” the audience, and Mark Collier (COO, OpenStack Foundation) takes the stage promptly at 9am. He leads this discussion by pointing out what he believes to be the fundamental role of open source in machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI).
CTOvision
JULY 30, 2015
Emerging Threats: Provider of Open Source Threat Intelligence. AlienVault: Providing An Open Threat Exchange. CTOvision Now Curating Reference To Cyber Threat Intelligence Companies. ThreatBrief: Strategic Cyber Intelligence Delivered Daily. InternetIdentity: Provider of ActiveTrust cyber threat data exchange.
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 20, 2016
Make more open source contributions. Given the role of Python in a number of open source projects ( OpenStack , for example) and the increasing use of Python in network automation, I feel like expanding my knowlege and use of Python is a worthy application of my time.
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