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Ecologia Digital

"The problem is that the driving force behind the #datacenter boom isn't the #AI researchers, it is the #realestate people."

"ChatGPT came out in 2022, and the Chinese government declared AI infrastructure a national priority. Over 500 new data centres were announced in 2023 and 2024. Private investors went all-in.

Demand for the #datacentres turns out not to be there. Around 80% are not actually in use. [MIT Technology Review]"

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/04/chi

Pivot to AI · China massively overbuilds empty AI data centresChatGPT came out in 2022, and the Chinese government declared AI infrastructure a national priority. Over 500 new data centres were announced in 2023 and 2024. Private investors went all-in. Demand…
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MediaFaro Analysis

The digital boom makes Marseille a global data hub – but at what cost?

Marseille has emerged as the world’s sixth-largest internet hub, surpassing even Hong Kong and becoming a global crossroads for internet traffic.

Data centres continue to proliferate across the city, but the expansion is not without controversy as locals raise concerns about the environmental impact.

mediafaro.org/article/20250420

RFi · The digital boom makes Marseille a global data hub – but at what cost?By RFi
#Marseille#Internet#Datacentres
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Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:

Data centres could use double the electricity, an estimated 945TWh, by 2030. This is driven by AI tools.

doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-011
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Les centres de données pourraient consommer le double d’électricité, estimé à 945 TWh, d’ici 2030. C’est mené par les outils d’IA.

sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualite/

#Datacentres#CentreDeDonnées#Electricity
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Day 19 cont ☢️🛢️🏭🏦🏢🏢🏢💰💰

“He (#PeterDutton) cites #DataCentres in the US where those #tech companies are having conversations with nuclear power providers:

The beauty of an #investment like #nuclear into the #Hunter region for example is you can attract the data centres which is exactly what is happening in the US. #Apple and #Oracle and #Microsoft, or these #companies are willing to spend tens of billions of dollars but they are only having conversations with #NuclearPower providers.”

#Straya gov cant #science or #compute, the LNP are garbage at business. Nuclear generation is #toxic. #Multinationals avoid tax.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Iberal / #Nationals / #Business / #AI / #ArtificialIntelligence <theguardian.com/australia-news>

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CelloMom On Cars

“Global electricity demand from #DataCentres is set to more than double over the next five years. The effects will be particularly strong in some countries. For example, in the United States, data centres are on course to account for almost half of the growth in electricity demand; in Japan, more than half; and in Malaysia, as much as one-fifth.”

iea.org/news/ai-is-set-to-driv
#AI

IEAAI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works - News - IEAAI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works - News from the International Energy Agency
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David Cantrell 🏏

#DataCentres ... in ... SPAAAAAACE!!!!! is the most ridiculous news story so far this year. Even more ridiculous then #Trumponomics or #MichaelFabricant's glorious hair. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjewvp If you need so much computering that you can't just use a small modern computer then you're going to need cooling for that. Cooling takes about 45% of the power budget for a DC on Earth, and is MUCH HARDER in a vacuum where you can't use the atmosphere or a river as a heat sink.

BBC NewsThe plans to put data centres into orbit and on the moonProponents say space-based data centres will be more secure, but sceptics say big hurdles remain.
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“#Amazon, #Microsoft and #Google are operating #datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, the non-profit investigatory organisation #SourceMaterial and the Guardian have found.

With Donald Trump pledging to support them, the three #technology giants are planning hundreds of datacentres in the US and across the globe, with a potentially huge impact on populations already living with #water scarcity.

#AI / #ProjectStargate / #OpenAI / #Oracle / #SoftBank / #MGX <theguardian.com/environment/20>

The Guardian · Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areasBy Luke Barratt
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Extinction Rebellion Ireland

Don't let terms like 'the cloud' fool you. International tech companies are looking to extract profit, land, water and power from Ireland, and leave behind the power cuts, the fossil fuel dependency, the water shortages and a barren landscape. 🏭

This is colonialism in a new format. This is tech colonialism.
#datacentres #datacentreconvention #Ireland #climatechange #actnow #datacentremoratorium #extinctionrebellion #palestine #ProjectNimbus #ProjectLavender #AI

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