The rise of artificial intelligence has had such a huge impact on large tech companies that their energy consumption and thus their carbon emissions have increased dramatically. The spectacular success of large language models like ChatGPT has helped fuel this growth in energy demand. At 2.9 watt-hours per ChatGPT request, AI queries require about 10 … Read more
A computer’s memory storage looks quite different from ours. YvanDube/Getty Images In the world of computers and electronics, there are many terms that can be confusing. A term that comes up often is ‘ROM’. But what is ROM, and how does it function within the framework of computer systems? Let’s unpack this data storage concept. … Read more
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast Like many ill-fated journalists of 2024, I too lost my job this year. As media companies beheaded their staff to cut first-quarter budgets, I was also forced to adjust my spending and recalibrate my life. I took into account my essential costs (rent, utilities, food, gas) and temporarily said … Read more