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Tech giants Google and Microsoft each consumed 24 TWh each of electricity during 2023, surpassing the consumption of more than 100 countries, new research has claimed.

Analysis by Michael Thomas, shared on X, claims both Google and Microsoft consumed the same amount of energy as Azerbaijan, which has an estimated GDP of $78.7 billion. Google’s 2023 revenue stood at $307.4 billion, and Microsoft’s at $211.9 billion.

KAIST startup Panmnesia (the name means “the power to remember absolutely everything one thinks, feels, encounters, and experiences”) claims to have developed a new approach to boosting GPU memory.

The company’s breakthrough allows for the addition of terabyte-scale memory using cost-effective storage media such as NAND-based SSDs while maintaining reasonable performance levels.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has announced the acquisition of Multi, a startup formerly known as Remotion, which creates multiplayer collaboration, screen-sharing and video conferencing software.

The deal follows OpenAI’s recent purchase of databased technology firm Rockset, highlighting its expansion beyond generative AI chatbots into the enterprise online collaboration market.

While flying to SC23 (the 2023 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis) in Denver, Patrick Kennedy from Serve The Home had a chance encounter with a man on the plane who shared an intriguing story about Blizzard‘s decision to auction off its servers to fans.

World of Warcraft launched in November 2004 and was hugely popular – and even now boasts over a million daily logins. Each player’s character is tied to a specific realm, requiring servers that track the state of all players and NPCs continuously.