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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
LegoGPT is here to make your blocky dreams come true
LegoGPT is here to make your blocky dreams come true
: As long as those fit into a 20 x 20 x 20 grid and can be built from 8 basic bricks
www.theregister.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
T-Rex leather handbags made using fossil DNA
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Former Google CEO Tells Congress That 99 Percent of All Electricity Will Be Used to Power Superintelligent AI
Former Google CEO Tells Congress That 99 Percent of All Electricity Will Be Used to Power Superintelligent AI
Billionaire tech tycoon Eric Schmidt told Congress that 99 percent of electricity will soon be used to power AI.
futurism.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The philosophy behind Trump’s Dark Enlightenment
archive.ph
April 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Alarming Levels of Microplastics Found in Human Brains
Alarming levels of microplastics found in human brains
A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.
www.nationalgeographic.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of #Additivism!!

Ten years ago we launched The 3D Additivist Manifesto, calling radicals, revolutionaries, activists, Additivists to think with and through 3D printing technology as a tool for radical imagination, critical resistance, and creative sabotage.
March 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
How worried should we be about microplastics in our brains?
How worried should we be about microplastics in our brains?
Average human brain contains enough plastic fragments to make a spoon
theweek.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
‘Technofossils’: How Plastic Bags and Chicken Bones Will Become Our Eternal Legacy
‘Technofossils’: how humanity’s eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones
Fast fashion and drinks cans among technological-age matter most likely to endure as fossils, say scientists
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Nothing Is Safe From The Live-Service Grind, Not Even Sex Toys
Nothing Is Safe From The Live-Service Grind, Not Even Sex Toys
Lovense creates long-distance sex toys and their app includes daily tasks
kotaku.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future
How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future
Chickens, concrete, computers and clothes will leave a billion-year mark in the rocks.
theconversation.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website | TechCrunch
Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. The company
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The Media Is Missing the Story: Elon Musk Is Staging a Coup
The Media Is Missing the Story: Elon Musk Is Staging a Coup
As the world's richest man seizes control of government agencies, mainstream outlets are treating it like standard political news
www.readtpa.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’
Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’
His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Anti-Aging Fanatic Bryan Johnson Won’t Stop Comparing His Penis to His Teenage Son’s
Anti-Aging Fanatic Bryan Johnson Won’t Stop Comparing His Penis to His Teenage Son’s
Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson reveals his latest health experiment: comparing "nighttime erection data" with his teen son.
www.vice.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'
Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence Thursday that will revoke past government policies his order says “act as barriers to American AI innovation.”
apnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Elon Musk is a fascist
Elon Musk is a fascist
The richest man in the world intends his far-right project to go global
www.disconnect.blog
January 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Tech Oligarchy Arrives
The Tech Oligarchy Arrives
Donald Trump’s inauguration signaled a new alliance—for now—with some of the world’s wealthiest men.
www.theatlantic.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There’s Even Plastic in Clouds
There’s Even Plastic in Clouds
Five new places scientists have uncovered plastics.
nautil.us
January 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration
Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration
The far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures on stage Monday.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This PDF contains a playable copy of Doom
This PDF contains a playable copy of Doom
Adobe Acrobat’s little-used JavaScript support gets exploited in Chromium browsers.
arstechnica.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics
Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics
A UN treaty could be the beginning of the end for single-use plastic production—but victory over this pollutant isn’t yet in the bag.
www.wired.com
January 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Saving Charlotte: How 3D Printing Helps Sea Turtles with Bubble Butt Syndrome
Saving Charlotte: How 3D Printing Helps Sea Turtles with Bubble Butt Syndrome
Charlotte the turtle suffers from Bubble Butt. To help Charlotte swim normally again, Adia, New Balance, and Formlabs built a 3D printed custom harness.
formlabs.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:40 PM