Ludhiana: Classes hit as computers at govt schools ‘inoperative, outdated’

Ludhiana: Classes hit as computers at govt schools ‘inoperative, outdated’

Students of government schools are not being able to attend the practical classes due to outdated and inoperative computers, said the educators. The government middle, high and senior secondary schools in the district have ‘obsolete’ computer sets in the labs. (Manish/ht) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The middle, high and senior secondary schools in the district …

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AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.

AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.

In January, the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued its forecast for global energy use over the next two years. Included for the first time were projections for electricity consumption associated with data centers, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence. The IEA estimates that, added together, this usage represented almost 2 percent of global energy demand in 2022 …

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