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Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI

Shameer9:04 pmSeptember 20, 2024 Data centers powering AI models require vast energy, and major tech companies are turning to nuclear power to meet these demands. Microsoft has made a significant move by signing a deal with Constellation Energy to source energy for its data centers from the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear plant. This plant, which is adjacent to the infamous TMI-Unit 2 that suffered a meltdown in 1979, was decommissioned in 2019 due to declining demand for nuclear energy. However, Constellation plans to invest $1.6 billion to revive the facility, with a

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Apple receives FDA approval to transform AirPods Pro into hearing aids

Shameer5:41 pmSeptember 12, 2024 Just days after Apple unveiled a new hearing aid feature for its second-generation AirPods Pro, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the software behind this functionality. In a press release, the FDA referred to Apple’s solution as “the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software device.”The feature was “evaluated in a clinical study involving 118 participants with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss,” according to the FDA, with results showing that those using Apple’s self-fitting strategy expe