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It has been a big few weeks for smart electrical panel-maker Span. They announced major deals with Pulte Homes and through some of the largest energy utilities with Landis + Gyr. The startup also expanded its lineup to include small home and apartment-sized panels and even subpanels. But why do we even need smart electric panels? We last caught up to Span last year when they announced a smart EV charger and funding. Founded by the former head of Powerwall development and Tesla Energy Arch Rao, Span…

New research highlights the health and environmental benefits of substituting animal proteins with plant-based alternatives in Canadian diets, finding significant gains in life expectancy and reductions in carbon footprint, especially when replacing red and processed meats. Benefits vary by the type of animal protein replaced and show a sex difference in health outcomes.Researchers at McGill have discovered that substituting plant protein foods for red and processed meats can extend life expectancy and reduce the impact…

Carbon Footprint of LLM Fine Tuning — A Case StudyI got surprising results when I measured the carbon emissions from instruction fine tuning an LLMPhoto by Ingmar H on UnsplashI recently LoRA fine-tuned a Danish LLM called Munin-7b-alpha on an instruction fine tuning dataset called SkoleGPT-instruct. During the fine tuning procedure, I measured the energy consumption and computed the carbon footprint. In this article, I present the surprising results. You can find the model here.IntroductionMunin-7b-alpha is a pre-trained…

Caves and rock shelters dot the mountains in the northwestern highlands of Thailand. Over 40 in Mae Hong Son province contain wooden coffins on stilts, dating back 1,000 – 2,300 years. Credit: © Selina CarlhoffAncient DNA helps researchers elucidate the structure of a prehistoric community from Southeast Asia.A mortuary practice known as Log Coffin culture characterizes the Iron Age of highland Pang Mapha in northwestern Thailand. Between 2,300 and 1,000 years ago, individuals were buried in large wooden coffins on…

Operating revenue of specialty coffee brand Blue Tokai, which is backed by the likes of A91 Partners and actor Deepika Padukone’s Ka Enterprises, jumped more than 70% to Rs 127 crore on-year for FY23.The Gurugram company net loss rose 3.5 times to Rs 43 crore in the year ended March 2023, as the company expanded its footprint significantly in a market where it’s vying with venture-backed players like Third Wave Coffee and large firms such as Starbucks India and Cafe Coffee Day.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value…

Urban garden in Nantes, France. Credit: Baptiste GrardUrban agriculture, while offering significant social and environmental benefits, has a carbon footprint considerably higher than conventional farming, according to a University of Michigan-led study. Strategic improvements in crop selection, infrastructure longevity, and waste utilization are suggested to enhance its sustainability.A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon…

Rivian released the latest edition of its environmental impact report, in which the company commits to building a new generation of electric vehicles that are even less polluting than its current generation. Rivian said its goal is to launch a product by 2030 “with half the lifecycle carbon footprint” as its 2022 R1 vehicles, which include the R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV. “Lifecycle carbon footprint” refers to all the greenhouse gas emissions, direct and indirect, associated with a product’s activities. For an EV, that…

Newell Brands will slash about 7% of its office roles and pare down its real-estate footprint in an organizational realignment.The Atlanta-based maker of Rubbermaid and Sharpie said it expected to realize annual pretax savings of $65 million to $90 million net of reinvestment, the majority of which is expected this year.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Newell Brandswill slash about 7% of its office roles and pare down its real-estate footprint in an…

Founder and CEO of Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma emphasised on the growing digital footprint in India by saying that the people have started trusting online transactions. Speking to ANI, Vijay Shekhar Sharma said, “Formalisation of the economy is a big win for the nation. People are trusting online transactions more. We are reporting 50 per cent growth yearly.”He further added, “No matter where Indians go, they always look for Indian food, and I believe the best Indian food is made in India... I am not only a supporter but…

But there’s one thing people aren’t talking enough about, and that’s the carbon footprint of AI. One part of the reason is that big tech companies don’t share the carbon footprint of training and using their massive models, and we don’t have standardized ways of measuring the emissions AI is responsible for. And while we know training AI models is highly polluting, the emissions attributable to using AI have been a missing piece so far. That is, until now.  I just published a story on new research that calculated the…