AI summaries that are using serious amounts of energy. Some estimates put it nearly 6.9-8.0 WH of energy per search. Ten searches and you've already used a lightbulb for an entire hour.
They also found that generating two images with AI could use as much energy as the average smartphone charge.

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Bill Gates: How Paul Allen and I landed on the idea for Microsoft

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https://fortune.com/2025/02/04/bill-gates-source-code-software-microsoft-origins/

Hunters, Dancers, and Busybodies: New Study Examines the Three Main Internet Research Styles

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https://www.mentalfloss.com/internet-research-styles-study

This Was the Year of the Influencer Political Takeover

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https://www.wired.com/story/this-was-the-year-of-the-influencer-political-takeover/

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https://fortune.com/europe/article/rubiks-cube-selling-millions-50-years-gen-z-digital-shift/?

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https://www.theverge.com/24321569/internet-decay-link-rot-web-archive-deleted-culture

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https://fortune.com/2024/12/03/biggest-pop-culture-moments-2024/

https://archive.is/ZQNqN

Graveyard vs. Cemetery: What’s the Difference?

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https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/graveyard-vs-cemetery

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/07/the-big-idea-should-we-be-thinking-about-luck-differently/

Touch Screens Are Over. Even Apple Is Bringing Back Buttons.

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https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/touch-screens-are-over-even-apple-is-bringing-back-buttons-86fb9ea8