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TECHNOLOGY
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AI Energy Consumption Sustainability Challenge by 2028
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La inteligencia artificial nos hace mucho más productivos, pero… a qué precio?
— Juan Merodio (@juanmerodio) 1 mai 2025
Se prevé que en 2028 la ia consuma más energía que países enteros, como España, en un año. Después de lo que vivimos el lunes esto da qué pensar.
Crees que este consumo desorbitado es sostenible? pic.twitter.com/oiyrSd6KtZLa inteligencia artificial nos hace mucho más productivos, pero… a qué precio? Se prevé que en 2028 la ia consuma más energía que países enteros, como España, en un año. Después de lo que vivimos el lunes esto da qué pensar. Crees que este consumo desorbitado es sostenible?
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Modern MES Systems Transform Manufacturing Visibility Control
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Tired of juggling outdated systems and inconsistent data? A modern MES brings visibility, control, and standardization to every line. Discover what to look for: https://
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Waymo Autonomous Driving Data: Does AI Drive Better Than Humans?
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L'IA conduit elle mieux que les humains ?
— VISION IA (@vision_ia) 1 mai 2025
à vous de vous faire une idée ⬇️
Plus de 88,5 millions de kilomètres de données de conduite entièrement autonome de @Waymo. pic.twitter.com/rbkSmf30NFL'IA conduit elle mieux que les humains ? à vous de vous faire une idée Plus de 88,5 millions de kilomètres de données de conduite entièrement autonome de @Waymo
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Worldcoin’s AI cores scan retinas and faces
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The AI cores are Worldcoin’s most impressive feature, this one scanned my retinas and face yesterday pic.twitter.com/7EpSdTUuwI
— Joscha Bach (@Plinz) 1 mai 2025The AI cores are Worldcoin’s most impressive feature, this one scanned my retinas and face yesterday
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Claude gains autonomous research capability with 45-minute investigation
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Claude now automatically determines when to search and how deeply to investigate.
— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) 1 mai 2025
With Research mode toggled on, Claude researches for up to 45 minutes across hundreds of sources (including connected apps) before delivering a report, complete with citations. pic.twitter.com/fVxrP0VMluClaude now automatically determines when to search and how deeply to investigate. With Research mode toggled on, Claude researches for up to 45 minutes across hundreds of sources (including connected apps) before delivering a report, complete with citations.
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Developer Updates AI NPCs and Physics Engine for Game Projects
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Dev Diary (May 1): After 3 days completely off-grid in the Karoo, I'm back with updates on: SE1's massive Fieldwork update is live and players are loving it
SE2's water physics & rendering now looking great on spherical planets
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Building a Web App Through Vibe Coding: Modern Development Experience
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I attended a vibe coding hackathon recently and used the chance to build a web app (with auth, payments, deploy, etc.). I tinker but I am not a web dev by background, so besides the app, I was very interested in what it's like to vibe code a full web app today. As such, I wrote
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AI Systems Efficiency: Smart Work Over Speed
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A thought for #LabourDay: AI systems should work smart, not just fast. 900fps inference means little if post-processing drops your app to 20fps. Metis + Voyager SDK ensure every part of your stack works. Efficiency is about purposeful labour! https://
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Runway drops character consistency references for AI video generation
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Nice! Runway drops references for character consistency across AI video generation – very coolpic.twitter.com/2wmcxetIFS
— AI Breakfast (@AiBreakfast) 1 mai 2025Nice! Runway drops references for character consistency across AI video generation – very cool