Bringing AI Home: The Rise of Local LLMs and Their Impact on Data Privacy

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Carbon Neutral Regulation in AI Training

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Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to massive data centers or cloud-based platforms run by tech giants. In recent years, something remarkable has been happening—AI is coming home. Local large language models (LLMs), the same types of AI tools that power chatbots, content creators, and code assistants, are being downloaded and run directly on personal […]
We are proud to welcome Andy Fitch, who joined the Sabin Center as a Climate Finance and Regulation Fellow in April 2025. His work covers intersections of ESG and antitrust law with sustainability and climate-resiliency goals. He focuses on regulatory and policy responses to climate-related financial risk at the federal and state level. Prior to […]

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Employee burnout in retail contact centers isn’t just a personnel issue—it’s a notable business challenge threatening to eat away at productivity, morale, and profits. Retailers are increasingly turning to AI, specifically conversational AI, to help reverse this damaging trend. Organizations implementing AI signifies a profound shift in how retailers can cultivate sustainable, empowered workforces capable […]

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Hussein Osman is a semiconductor industry veteran with over two decades of experience bringing to market silicon and software products that integrate sensing, processing and connectivity solutions, focusing on innovative experiences that deliver value to the end user. Over the past five years he has led the sensAI solution strategy and go-to-market efforts at Lattice […]

A new survey reveals that “very few” Africans place responsibility for climate action on “rich countries” – despite the long history of carbon emissions from the most developed nations. The study, published in Communications Earth & Environment, presents the results of a survey of more than 50,000 people across 39 African countries conducted over 2021-23. […]

Last year, for the first time, global temperatures exceeded 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels. This follows a decade of “record-breaking temperatures,” with the World Meteorological Organization concluding that “the past ten years 2025-2024 are the ten warmest years on record.” Reversing this trend requires urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but that won’t be sufficient […]

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In a major leap for edge AI processing, NTT Corporation has announced a groundbreaking AI inference chip that can process real-time 4K video at 30 frames per second—using less than 20 watts of power. This new large-scale integration (LSI) chip is the first in the world to achieve such high-performance AI video inferencing in power-constrained […]

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Las Vegas is playing host to Google Cloud Next 2025, an event unfolding at a critical moment for the technology industry. The artificial intelligence arms race among the cloud titans – Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud – is escalating rapidly. Google, often cast as the third contender despite its formidable technological […]

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Every time a new AI model drops—GPT updates, DeepSeek, Gemini—people gawk at the sheer size, the complexity, and increasingly, the compute hunger of these mega-models. The assumption is that these models are defining the resourcing needs of the AI revolution. That assumption is wrong. Yes, large models are compute-hungry. But the biggest strain on AI […]

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Stéphan Donzé is the founder and CEO of AODocs, a cloud-native document management platform that transforms enterprise content into actionable intelligence. Unlike legacy systems limited to basic storage, AODocs combines robust document control with workflow automation, enabling businesses to streamline complex processes across industries. From sales proposals and claims management to engineering and manufacturing, AODocs […]

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Job hunting can feel like shouting into the void. You polish your resume, write a dozen cover letters, and still hear nothing. It’s exhausting. On average, HiringThing found that a job candidate receives one interview request for every six applications they complete. That’s a lot of effort for a “maybe.” Now imagine having an AI […]

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Since the online advertising sector is estimated to have spent $740.3 billion USD in 2023, it’s easy to understand why advertising companies invest considerable resources into this particular strand of computer vision research. Though insular and protective, the industry occasionally publishes studies that hint at more advanced proprietary work in facial and eye-gaze recognition – […]

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Justin Wang and Brian Hynek at Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica (image credit: Justin Wang) A host of health problems both known and unknown await those foolhardy explorers who (God forbid) might attempt to breathe the dust of Mars. That’s a crude summary of the findings of a new study by researchers from the University […]

We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Trump’s tariff fallout WASTE NOT: US president Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs will “almost certainly mean higher prices […]
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Drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are changing the world. Termed as a revolution in the technology world, environmental monitoring is a major sector that is positively impacted by this innovation. But, UAV aerial surveys are a far cry from the conventional practices of environmental studies; they offer new perspectives to gain insights into study areas […]

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This article contains sponsored content. With summertime just on the horizon, the outdoor areas of businesses become much more of a focal point, for both ambience and aesthetics. Fish Ponds can not only create a sense of serenity on a property but can also help boost conservation credentials. Installing a fish pond to your property […]

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Underwater sound waves could weaken tsunamis by redistributing their energy before they strike coastlines, saving lives and infrastructure in at-risk locations across the globe, according to new research. The study, led by Cardiff University, reveals how ocean waves and sound waves, previously thought unrelated, can interact to reshape their dynamics. The interaction, which requires two […]

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From Sunday 6 April, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been granted significantly enhanced enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act. The legislation equips the CMA with the ability to impose direct and severe penalties on businesses found to be in breach of consumer law, including those guilty of […]