Washington, July 6 (IANS) Artificial intelligence’s biggest obstacle is no longer advanced computer chips but access to electricity, BlackRock Chairman and Chief Executive Larry Fink has said, warning that the United States must modernise its ageing power grid or risk slowing the next wave of technological innovation.Speaking in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, Fink said the rapid expansion of AI is creating unprecedented demand for computing power, exposing weaknesses in America’s el…
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New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) India needs a coordinated national strategy combining resilient power system, competitive semiconductor market and computing supply chain for large‑scale AI infrastructure deployment, a new report said on Monday.The report from Applied Materials and AMCHAM India advocated a framework with three pillars — a stronger, more resilient electricity grid for AI workloads, an energy‑efficient computing supply chain from algorithms to materials, and development of globally c…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright said coal, natural gas, and nuclear power protected the US electricity grid during a severe cold snap, while criticising wind and solar generation.Wright told a Cabinet meeting, “Your energy dominance agenda is firing on all cylinders.” He said, “The United States oil production today is greater than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”Wright said coal played a critical role during peak demand. “This beaut…