IBM and NASA Collaborate to Develop Multimodal Foundation Models for Weather Prediction


In the continuous development of the AI field, people are beginning to worry about the impact of AI on Earth, particularly its high energy consumption and carbon emissions. The latest research shows that generative AI queries consume much more energy than traditional search engine requests, up to four to five times the energy of traditional operations. Especially, the energy required for image generation tasks is much higher than that of text-based operations. According to research by Morgan Sta
Weather forecasting and energy conservation are the roles of artificial intelligence in climate change. Companies like Google, NVIDIA, IBM, and Huawei are noteworthy in the field of climate change. Artificial intelligence can accelerate innovative solutions to address the impacts of climate change.
AI21 Labs CEO denies specific deal with Nvidia, stating ongoing talks with multiple parties. Previous reports valued the company at $2-3 billion.....
Xiaomi announced that the free public testing period of its self-developed large model MiMo-V2-Flash has been extended by 20 days, until January 20, 2026. The model has 309 billion parameters, with 15 billion activated parameters, and performs excellently in reasoning and code generation. This move aims to provide users with a longer experience period and demonstrate Xiaomi's continuous investment and confidence in the AI field.
India's data center industry is growing rapidly but faces implementation challenges, with policy delays in emerging regions and dominance of mature markets. Key bottlenecks include fragmented policies, power constraints, talent shortages, and inadequate infrastructure, hindering capital-intensive projects.....