Ed Miliband says climate impact of data centres is uncertain

Ever since Ronald Reagan was president, the Environmental Protection Agency has assigned a value to human life. If you think too long about it, it’s a bit crass, but the upshot was to provide some cost-benefit analysis of pollution controls. Lowering pollution can prolong human life, so if the health benefits of reducing pollution outweighed…

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the RAISE Act, positioning New York as the second U.S. state to enact major AI safety legislation. State lawmakers passed the RAISE Act in June, but following lobbying from the tech industry, Hochul proposed changes to scale the bill back. The New York Times reports that Hochul ultimately agreed to…

This year marks the 26th anniversary of the College of Education & Human Development’s Nevada Math & Technology Camp. This residential camp for middle schoolers aims to enhance mathematics skills and build awareness of mathematics and technology-based careers. The camp is led by Lynda Wiest, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Educational Studies, and Heather…

The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said. The country was “not yet adapted” to worsening weather extremes already occurring at current levels of warming, “let alone” what was expected to come, the Climate Change Committee…

Corporate travel management company Navan — once known asTripActions — filed updatedIPO documentswith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionon Friday,even though the federal government is currently shut down. Navan isproceedingundernew SEC rulesthatallowswanna-bepublic companies that are in limbo during the shutdown to fileupdatedinformation,including share count and pricing, and have their statements automaticallyokayedin20 days without staff scrutiny.Once…

Google’s latest AI project ventures into Pinterest’s territory, as the company announced the launch of Mixboard, software that enables anyone to create AI-powered mood boards. The service competes with Pinterest’s collage feature, where users create mood boards using their favorite Pins and other images. With Mixboard, however, there’s no need to have an established image…