Microsoft will bury 4.9M tons of "manure" in a secretive deal — all to offset its AI energy demands that drive emissions up by 168%

Great Plains facility storing hydrocarbons underground as Vaulted Deep takes over the site in 2023 and transitions it to organic waste disposal with carbon removal.​.

Microsoft is undoubtedly taking the "all gas, no brakes" approach with generative AI, deeply integrating it across its tech stack without signs of stopping. The software giant has been ramping up its efforts in the landscape, especially after making a multi-billion-dollar investment in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.

While it relies on OpenAI's advanced AI models to bolster its advances in the space, the once-best tech bromance is seemingly in the crosshairs over the company's for-profit evolution plans.