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The Verge 1 month ago 40
AI boom e-waste has been vastly underestimated, according to a report from Basel Action Network. By 2050, it could total enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers. The estimate increases because the report includes all data-center infrastructure needed to support servers, changing projections of how much junk AI leaves behind.
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19 October 2026
Nvidia’s latest open-model push set the tone for AI’s next phase: less “big chat,” more dependable agent infrastructure. Alongside its enterprise pitch, the company released Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, a 120-billion-parameter multimodal model aimed at always-on corporate agents, and followed with Nemotron 3.5 Bolt, a locally runnable, laptop-focused variant. Artificial Analysis reports Super VL lands 26 points on its 10-benchmark Intelligence Index while using about 60% less text than the prior Nemotron 3 Super—an efficiency bump that matters when tokens are your operating cost, not your poetry. Nvidia also shifted availability toward faster, leaner deployments, including new quantized variants and updated API token pricing designed for long-running workflows.
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