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CoopersDad

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3. Energy and water, too, the growing demand is a bad look for them

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 09:39 AM

Jul 2024

It's not just AI, it's block-chain and all cloud-based applications, too.

I'm pretty sure that as I compose emails in Outlook, each keystroke is sent to the cloud and back to my display (unless I'm composing offline).
That's kind of terrifying.

How to manage power and water demands "sustainably" was the focus of a recent conference at the Oracle Center last month.

https://www.svlg.org/sustainable-growth-summit-presented-by-western-digital/

You may have noticed that Bill Gates is exploring fission reactors, and we can expect similar efforts from Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft and other major industries dependent upon data centers.

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