Hunting data center vampires with Paris Marx
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This week, we’re joined by tech critic Paris Marx to discuss Data Vampires, his latest Tech Won’t Save us podcast series. We discuss how data centers suck up vast amounts of power, water and other resources, and why the AI boom is exacerbating those issues. Also, Devindra and Ben dive into a few news stories, including the DOJ inching closer towards a Google antitrust breakup; Nintendo's adorable motion sensing alarm clock, Alarmo; and why Google's Deepmind AI head won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
Interview with Tech Won’t Save Us host Paris Marx on his new series, Data Vampires – 2:09
U.S. regulators continue to float the possibility of breaking Google up in antitrust ruling – 25:54
Nintendo announces new hardware…Alarmo, a motion sensing alarm clock – 39:33
Apple Intelligence likely arrives October 28 – 42:27
343 Industries rebrands as Halo Studios and shows off Unreal Engine 5 demo – 44:46
Pop culture picks – 50:36
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