⚔️ War & Conflict A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on their net-zero pledges. TE TechCrunch 2 Jul 2026 12 hours ago 1 min read TechCrunch — 2 July 2026 Text: A− A+ 1 0 0 🎙️ Listen 🌐 Translate 🌐 Translate: 🇬🇧 EN 🇸🇦 AR 🇵🇰 UR 🇮🇳 HI 🇫🇷 FR 🇪🇸 ES 🇩🇪 DE 🇹🇷 TR 🇨🇳 ZH 🇷🇺 RU 🇧🇷 PT ✕ 🎙️ AI Podcast — Two-Host Discussion A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon Kokoro TTS · ~5 min episode · American English voices ✕ 🎤 Voice Selection▼ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A 🟥 Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B 🟦 Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) 🎙️ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking — Generating podcast… Synthesising speech — will play automatically when ready… ▶ 0:00 / 0:00 1× AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on their net-zero pledges. Read Full Story at TechCrunch → Advertisement warning sign AIs real cost courtesy Google Amazon ticker:AMZN ticker:GE ticker:GOOGL React: 🔥0 😮0 😢0 😡0 ❤️0 🤔0 Read original story at TechCrunch Sources TechCrunch Sponsored Related Stories ⚔️ War & Conflict US strikes Iranian sites in Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera · 6 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict 164 killed as twin quakes flatten Venezuela NPR News · 7 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict Ukraine drones hit Crimea oil depots Al Jazeera · 5 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict US strikes Iran after drone attack on cargo ship BBC World News · 6 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict Israel opposes Iran deal, strikes Gaza and Lebanon again Al Jazeera · 7 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict Israel orders troops to stay in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera · 7 days ago