India, May 16 -- Amazon Web Services is doubling down on its commitment to energy-efficient computing and sustainable growth as it faces rising concerns over the environmental toll of hyperscale data centers and the surging power demands of artificial intelligence.
Speaking at the AWS Summit in London, Dave Brown, AWS vice president of compute and networking, emphasized the benefits of custom-built chips such as Graviton and Trainium. "Graviton delivers greater performance at a lower cost and uses 60 percent less power than traditional alternatives," he said.
The company, which has committed to operating entirely on renewable energy by 2025, is already the largest corporate buyer of clean energy globally and has supported over 40 wind and...