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Microsoft's AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/microsofts-ai-data-center-push-is-colliding-with-its-clean-power-goals/
#microsoft #AI #environment

Microsoft's AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals | TechCrunch

The push for new data centers at Microsoft is putting its key clean power goals at risk.

TechCrunch

DennisL 1d ago

Web Axe Apr 29

Accessibility essentials every front-end developer should know
https://martijnhols.nl/blog/accessibility-essentials-every-front-end-developer-should-know
#webdevelopment #webdev #a11y

Accessibility essentials every front-end developer should know by Martijn Hols

Essential accessibility practices for front-end developers, including semantic HTML, alt texts, ARIA, and keyboard navigation tips to build inclusive components.

Martijn Hols

DennisL 2d ago

Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊2d ago

People have asked me if @Vivaldi parks this on your machine. No, we don’t, because this “A.I.” is short for “Annoyingly Invasive”. We know it’s your machine, and you’d rather use storage space for music from The Cruellest Months/ Cheeky Girls, or selfies with your pet triceratops. Of course, you can visit any AI site you want in Vivaldi, but we won’t build it into our browser. There are plenty of data hoovers dressed up as browsers for that. https://www.theverge.com/tech/924933/google-chrome-4gb-gemini-nano-ai-features

Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage

Chrome users are discovering that Google is installing a 4GB weights.bin file inside their browser directory when certain AI browser features are enabled.

The Verge

DennisL 3d ago

System Generated PDF Accessibility
https://axesslab.com/system-pdf-a11y/
#pdf #a11y

System Generated PDF Accessibility | Axess Lab

How do you make sure documents generated by systems — likely most documents out there today — are accessible to users and comply with accessibility…

Axess Lab

DennisL 4d ago

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations
https://www.wired.com/story/new-gas-powered-data-centers-could-emit-more-greenhouse-gases-than-entire-nations/
#ai #tech #environment #pollution #fail

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations

A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.

WIRED

DennisL 6d ago

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@brucelawson/116503585635410853

WTF! 😖 🤢 😡

DennisL May 1