“A Big Step In Our Journey”

“A Big Step In Our Journey”

Storing photos, taking video calls, or streaming podcasts creates heat. To keep servers cool, many data centers utilize water running through pipes and along server racks.

Teams across Google have been working intensively for more than a decade to use water as responsibly as possible. And in September 2021, Google unveiled a comprehensive plan to replenish 120% of the water it consumes, and improve the quality of water ecosystems in the places where it operates.

Tara Varghese’s job is to make sure Google hits that target.

Water conservation was an important part of Tara’s upbringing from an early age. Today, she leads Google’s corporate water stewardship efforts, and helps shape the company’s strategy for siting data centers and office buildings around the world.

Learn more about building your career at a data center.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(45)

The Next Leap for Intelligence

The Next Leap for Intelligence

In our season finale, Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Google’s founder of the Paradigms of Intelligence (Pi) team, offers a provocative take on what intelligence actually is, and what it could become. He predi...

11 Mar 21min

New Frontiers in Farming

New Frontiers in Farming

In an era of climate instability, two innovators are using AI to reimagine agriculture from the soil up.  Anastasia Volkova, CEO of Regrow Ag, traces her path from a family farm in Ukraine to building...

4 Mar 23min

The AI-Energy Nexus

The AI-Energy Nexus

As AI models become more powerful, their appetite for energy is soaring — creating a high-stakes tension between technological progress and sustainability.  In this episode, Lucia Tian, Google’s Head ...

25 Feb 26min

Coding the Future

Coding the Future

While educators continue to debate AI’s role in the classroom, one nonprofit is showing just how powerful this technology can be in the hands of young women around the world. Tara Chklovski, CEO of Te...

18 Feb 17min

Leaps in Logistics

Leaps in Logistics

Warehouses have long been “black boxes” where inventory disappears and logistics break down. But autonomous robots are finally illuminating the shadows. Oana Jinga, co-founder of Dexory, tells us how ...

11 Feb 22min

Anatomy of a Modern Data Center

Anatomy of a Modern Data Center

Behind the scenes of the intelligence revolution, data centers are working nonstop to turn ambitious, world-changing AI ideas into real solutions. In this episode, Google’s Partha Ranganathan — one of...

4 Feb 21min

Reimagining Manufacturing

Reimagining Manufacturing

Manufacturing has traditionally been defined by rigid assembly lines. But Alphabet’s moonshot spinoff Intrinsic is demonstrating how factories built around flexible, intelligent robotics can rewrite t...

28 Jan 19min

Supercharging Creativity

Supercharging Creativity

The collision of AI and artistry has ignited intense debate about the future of creative work, the value of originality, and what it means to make something truly human. In this episode, Mira Lane, Go...

21 Jan 19min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
dine-penger-pengeradet
e24-podden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-skravla-gar
pengepodden-2
rss-pa-konto
utbytte
liberal-halvtime
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
lederpodden
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
okonomiamatorene
rss-kron-podden
stockup
rss-markedspuls-2
pengesnakk