Sam Altman says OpenAI's new model is 54% more efficient to run

Katie McGinty: The energy economy’s biggest waste problem is already inside the system

As AI drives data center demand toward 945 TWh by 2030, the fastest new energy source isn't generation — it's the third of electricity quietly wasted.

GE Vernova Stock Looks Powerful. But Here's the Big Risk.

GE Vernova's AI power story looks strong, but the real test is whether scarcity, pricing power, and backlog conversion can justify the stock's huge run.

OpenAI’s New Custom Chip: 5 Things You Should Know

OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip signals a deeper push into AI infrastructure, but cost savings and independence from Nvidia still depend on scale. The post OpenAI’s New Custom Chip: 5 Things You Should Know appeared first on TechRepublic.

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.6 Sol after U.S. government approval

The flagship model is 54 more token efficient on agentic coding tasks, CEO Sam Altman told CNBC

Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia)

Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending. OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with Broadcom, joining Google, Apple, and SpaceX in a growing list of companies building their way out of single-supplier risk. The goal is less of a []

New Data Finds AI Tools Are Quietly Exhausting Your Team, But There’s a Solution

Working harder with AI? You’re not alone.

“Nature is the most computationally efficient system we know”: How Refiant used swarm optimization to build a 10-million-token AI model

While the household-name frontier models race forward with version numbers and context windows of at least a million tokens, a The post “Nature is the most computationally efficient system we know”: How Refiant used swarm optimization to build a 10-million-token AI model appeared first on The New Stack.

FuelCell Energy: AI Data Center Opportunity Still Questionable, But Improved Access To Capital

FuelCell Energy: AI Data Center Opportunity Still Questionable, But Improved Access To Capital

AI Electricity use: a lot or a little

There’s long been a disconnect between concerns about the massive impact of AI data centres on electricity demand and claims by Sam Altman and others that the impact is really modest. Ed Zitron recently posted a summary of OpenAI’s 2025 accounts which helps to clarify things a bit. In short, if you look at actual []

Chinese users praise OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 for efficiency, even at higher cost than local rivals

OpenAI’s latest GPT-5.6 release marks a growing emphasis on cost-efficiency, a move welcomed by some users in China who continue to access the blocked service via virtual private networks (VPNs) and third-party proxies, even as the artificial intelligence model remains more expensive than local rivals. The launch on Thursday introduced a trio of models tailored to different capabilities, speeds and price points: the flagship Sol, the balanced Terra and the lightweight Luna. According to OpenAI,...

Is AI’s juice worth the financial squeeze?

Is AI’s juice worth the financial squeeze?

Is AI making markets more or less efficient?

Is AI making markets more or less efficient?

OpenAI launches a limited preview of GPT-5.6 for a 'small group of trusted partners'

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 comes in three variants, including its most powerful and its most affordable models yet.

I tried a Windows handheld PC, and its docking system made it my ideal travel companion

MSI's Claw 8 EX AI+ is a worthy sequel, with stronger performance, better ergonomics, and highly effective cooling.

The AI Readiness Assessment: The Crucial First Step Before Deploying Generative AI

Generative AI promises a lot. Faster workflows, smarter decisions, automated content, real-time insights. But before

Software-hardware loop fuelling all new AI super cycle

Software-hardware loop fuelling all new AI super cycle

AI will be all-flash, hard disks are not fast enough: Everpure CEO

Everpure’s CEO emphasises AI’s shift to all-flash storage, highlighting the speed advantages over traditional hard disks for future applications.

Energy for AI

Energy for AI

AI bosses say demand is ‘almost unlimited’. The market is no longer taking their word for it.

Executives building the AI boom are unwavering. Demand is effectively bottomless, they say, even as the stocks that ride on it wobble, CNBC reports. Pat Gelsinger, the former Intel chief now at Playground Global, put it plainly. He thinks of AI demand as almost unlimited, with energy availability “the only real limiter”. The order books support [] This story continues at The Next Web

AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo makes local AI look easy, but at $4K, easy doesn't come cheap

128 GB of memory! In this economy?