Gender parity will take 120 years as artificial intelligence replicates the gap, World Economic Forum warns

The Daily Journal.— At the current pace, the world will need another 120 years to achieve full equality between men and women after a year of marginal progress. At the same time, the artificial intelligence (AI) industry continues to reproduce and deepen existing employment and wage disparities, the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned Wednesday in […]

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PDVSA aims to raise oil production to 1.5 million barrels per day in 2027

The Daily Journal. — Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) aims to increase production to 1.3 million barrels per day this year and 1.5 million in 2027, supported by the entry of private operators, the reactivation of drilling rigs and the adoption of new technologies, the company’s Executive Vice President Jovanny Martínez said. The target is […]

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The hidden cost of AI: Data centers could triple their water consumption by 2031

The Daily Journal – The global race for Artificial Intelligence (AI) supremacy has encountered its greatest obstacle not in algorithms, but in the Earth’s natural resources. Cloud computing and deep-learning models require massive physical infrastructure that consumes electricity and water at unprecedented rates. With critical projections for the end of the decade, the technology industry […]

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Why are Apple and OpenAI fighting?

The Daily Journal.- An alleged theft of trade secrets now threatens the technological partnership between Apple and OpenAI. The iPhone maker sued the artificial intelligence company, accusing it of obtaining confidential information through former Apple employees to develop its own hardware. According to EFE, the actions allegedly taken by the ChatGPT creator triggered a legal […]

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Anthropic secures $10 billion compute deal with Startup Volta Infra

The Daily Journal.- Anthropic has secured a $10 billion deal to expand its computing capacity with Volta Infra Holdings Ltd., an infrastructure startup founded just seven months ago with backing from Nvidia Corp. According to Bloomberg, the move forms part of the expansion strategy pursued by the company behind Claude as it seeks to secure […]

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SLB and PDVSA sign agreement to modernize Venezuela’s Oil Industry

The Daily Journal — U.S. oilfield services giant SLB (formerly Schlumberger) announced on Wednesday the signing of a long-term framework agreement with state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA). The agreement aims to establish the strategic foundations for the revitalization, technological modernization, and operational optimization of Venezuela’s hydrocarbon industry. Through a memorandum of understanding, the two […]

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