Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7, narrowly retaking lead for most powerful generally available LLM

Opus 4.7 utilizes an updated tokenizer that improves text processing efficiency, though it can increase the token count of ...
Wired

Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican senator Josh Hawley are urging the US’s central energy information agency to provide better information on how much electricity data centers actually ...
The Conversation

Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth

Demand for copper is surging because of demand from new technologies, but suppliers are struggling to keep up, and they are likely to fall further behind in the coming years, resulting in shortfalls ...
U.S. News & World Report

Google Expands Utility Deals to Curb Data‑center Power Use During Peak Demand

NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Google ⁠has ⁠signed agreements with five ⁠U.S. electric utilities in states from Arkansas to Minnesota to curtail its electricity use during periods of peak demand, the ...
Pitchfork

A Rush to Nowhere

The Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s second album is bolder and darker than her debut, refining her fusion of folk and R&B as she explores the expressive potential of her voice. Save this story Save ...
Stereogum

Slow Down, Breathe, And Listen To Arima Ederra’s Essential New Album A Rush To Nowhere

I implore you to listen to Arima Ederra's sophomore album A Rush To Nowhere. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter's follow-up to 2022's An Orange Colored Day captures that feeling when your lungs ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...
The Washington Post

Anthropic rejects Pentagon terms for lethal use of its chatbot Claude

Anthropic said late Thursday that it will not concede to the Pentagon’s ultimatum for full access to its artificial intelligence tool Claude, saying it cannot loosen its restrictions against use in ...
The Motley Fool

How Nvidia and AI are Driving Demand for Silver Higher

Marginal increases in demand can exert significant upward pressure on commodity prices, particularly during periods of weak supply growth. High prices may be causing demand destruction for silver, so ...
CNBC

Highly successful people 'demand more respect' when they use these phrases, says career expert

Every job, when you boil it down, is simply people talking to other people. As a career coach, I've advised professionals at all career stages. From what I've seen, the people who get ahead the ...
The New York Times

Siemens Energy Bets $1 Billion That A.I. Power Demand Will Last

The German manufacturer announced plans to expand factories in several U.S. states and build a new plant in Mississippi. By Rebecca F. Elliott Siemens Energy, the German company, plans to invest $1 ...
San Francisco Fed

Housing Affordability and Housing Demand

Understanding housing demand dynamics through two indicators, income growth and population growth, provides important insights into housing affordability. Research shows that average U.S. income ...