Energy consumption stories

MacPaw Earth Day survey finds 71.7% of Mac users would clear cloud files more often if they knew the environmental cost.

Greening AI data centre coalition sets global benchmarks as pressure mounts over power, water and green finance for booming server farms.

Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.

NeuReality says better AI networking could trim around 200 tons of CO2 a year from each rack while lifting output from existing infrastructure.

Trust earns fourth straight EcoVadis Gold as stricter scoring keeps it among the top 5% of companies for sustainability.

Signify sets 2030 sustainability targets and expands Interact with four connected lighting products for buildings and outdoor networks.

Ferveret study with UCLA says waterless cooling boosts AI compute efficiency 15% and cuts training times while using no water.

AI boom pushes UK data centres towards grid limits as operators warn of power, cooling and supply chain strains.

AI is redrawing the data centre map, shifting investment from hyperscale campuses to distributed, tightly connected regional clusters.

Siemens and Rittal forge IEC-focused alliance to standardise high-density AI data centre power, debuting modular sidecar rack systems.

Legrand's Keor FLEX modular UPS wins Data Centre World award for boosting data centre sustainability, reuse and high-density AI readiness.

CIOs say AI adoption is racing ahead of governance, with skills gaps, risk fears and sustainability concerns stalling efforts to scale.

Red Hat, NVIDIA and Palo Alto launch an AI-native telco stack uniting cloud, edge compute and zero trust security for next-gen networks.

Multiverse unveils HyperNova 60B 2602, a free, compressed GPT-4-class model promising 50% less memory with near-matching tool performance.

Vaisala unveils Origo sensor platform to curb data centre overcooling, targeting ±0.1°C accuracy and potential USD $8 billion in savings.

ControlUp has launched a multi-tenant digital experience platform and partner programme to help MSPs automate IT, boost CX and grow revenue.

TeamViewer predicts 2026 enterprise AI will hinge on governance, energy limits and emotionally aware agents reshaping workplace roles.

Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.

AI, IoT and automation are transforming cold chain logistics as stricter rules, pharma growth and online groceries drive rapid change.

AI will upend SOCs by 2026, driving faster response but also AI-led outages, stealthier insiders, power strains and tougher oversight.