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DoomsdaysCWPlan would power new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> with electricity from Pa.'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThreeMileIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThreeMileIsland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> reactor Constellation Energy is prepared to invest $1.6 billion to bring the plant's surviving reactor from the 1979 meltdown back online.By Michael Tanenbaum, PhillyVoice Staff September 20, 2024Excerpt: "Tech companies favor nuclear power for AI"In the race to develop artificial intelligence applications, tech companies are scrambling to build data centers, which require enormous amounts of electricity to operate. Such facilities are forecast to make up a growing share of the nation's electricity use in the years to come, prompting companies to look at tapping into existing infrastructure to help meet their needs."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuclearPower</a> is being touted as a cost-effective solution for these data centers that also limits reliance on carbon-producing power sources. Building and directly connecting data centers to nuclear plants is known as co-location, a strategy that industry leaders favor because it's cheaper and faster to do. Proponents also claim it reduces stress on the transmission grids.[...]"When Constellation signaled interest in restarting Three Mile Island in July [2024], doubts surfaced about the technical feasibility of the project. Not only would it be the first of its kind, but it will have to be accomplished next to another reactor whose clean-up and decommissioning is expected to continue through 2078."The site also remains politically contentious due to the lasting memory of the 1979 accident, which displaced surrounding communities and left a legacy of fear over whether the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radiation</a> released contributed to increased <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a> rates in the vicinity. About 2 million people were exposed to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveFallout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioactiveFallout</a> as a result of the meltdown. "Public health researchers from Temple, Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh published a report last year finding that long-term studies into the impact of the meltdown were limited by research flaws."Read more: <a href="https://www.phillyvoice.com/ai-three-mile-island-microsoft-constellation-nuclear-reactor-data-centers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phillyvoice.com/ai-three-mile-island-microsoft-constellation-nuclear-reactor-data-centers/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerPlants</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukesForAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuclearWaste</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearIsNotCarbonFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuclearIsNotCarbonFree</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CancerRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CancerRates</a>

Nazani<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> <a href="https://cardinalnews.org/2025/06/25/why-googles-data-center-project-in-botetourt-gets-applause-while-others-dont-and-how-the-planning-for-it-began-long-before-the-web-even-existed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cardinalnews.org/2025/06/25/why-googles-data-center-project-in-botetourt-gets-applause-while-others-dont-and-how-the-planning-for-it-began-long-before-the-web-even-existed/</a>

Ben FultonOn 1,200 acres of cornfield in Indiana, Amazon is building one of the largest computers ever"A year ago, a 1,200-acre stretch of farmland outside New Carlisle, Ind., was an empty cornfield. Now, seven Amazon data centers rise up from the rich soil, each larger than a football stadium.Over the next several years, Amazon plans to build around 30 data centers at the site, packed with hundreds of thousands of specialized computer chips."<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/technology/amazon-ai-data-centers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk8.GupV.DB5Wy3ZA1oZH&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/technology/amazon-ai-data-centers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk8.GupV.DB5Wy3ZA1oZH&smid=url-share</a><a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/HoosierMast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HoosierMast</a> <a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a>

Flipboard Tech DeskHolly Ridge is a rural community in Louisiana, home to rice and grain mills, an elementary school, a few houses and — soon — Meta's 4 million square foot AI data center. The facility will host thousands of servers that require billions of watts, and it will be partially funded by Louisiana residents, thanks to a deal with Entergy, the region's energy monopoly. <a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@404mediaco</a> has more details.<a href="https://flip.it/08ntKN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/08ntKN</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MarkZuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarkZuckerberg</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Louisiana</a>

Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersBuilding this thing in a community that doesn't want it for something we don't want.Capitalism will kill us all if we don't stop it!'A Black Hole of Energy Use': Meta's Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community <a href="https://www.404media.co/a-black-hole-of-energy-use-metas-massive-ai-data-center-is-stressing-out-a-louisiana-community/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/a-black-hole-of-energy-use-metas-massive-ai-data-center-is-stressing-out-a-louisiana-community/</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Louisiana</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NVIDIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NVIDIA</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TensorCore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TensorCore</a> Evolution: From Volta To Blackwell Amdahls Law, Strong Scaling, Asynchronous Execution, Blackwell, Hopper, Ampere, Turing, Volta, TMA They introduce core features of major <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#datacenter</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPU</a>, first explaining important first principles of performance engineering. Then trace evolution of Nvidia’s Tensor Core architectures and programming model, highlighting motivations behind evolution. End goal is to provide a resource for understanding Nvidia’s GPU arch <a href="https://semianalysis.com/2025/06/23/nvidia-tensor-core-evolution-from-volta-to-blackwell/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://semianalysis.com/2025/06/23/nvidia-tensor-core-evolution-from-volta-to-blackwell/</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> company allegedly paid $4m in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bribes</a> to secure <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#datacenter</a> construction contract Three people were arrested by the UK Serious <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fraud</a> Office (SFO) after <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Blu3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blu3</a>, a construction management company, was suspected of bribing former members of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MaceGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaceGroup</a> during construction of a Microsoft data center in the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Netherlands</a>. <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/uk-company-allegedly-paid-usd4m-in-bribes-to-secure-microsoft-data-center-construction-contract" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/uk-company-allegedly-paid-usd4m-in-bribes-to-secure-microsoft-data-center-construction-contract</a>

vrtxdThis absolute gem of a talk deserves millions of views and likes! 💎AI, Solarpunk, and an Uncertain Future in Computing <a href="https://youtu.be/pdYT1vUrj34" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/pdYT1vUrj34</a> Recorded Fri 12 Jul 2024 Uploaded Fri 22 Nov 2024by rolltime <a href="https://freeradical.zone/@rolltime" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rolltime</a>Slides, references & links: <a href="https://rollti.me/hope2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rollti.me/hope2024</a><a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Punk</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solarpunk</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Computing</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hack</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degrowth</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecology</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Electricity</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Permacomputing</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Consumption</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sustainable</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/GreenIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreenIT</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/GreenTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreenTech</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a>

Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersNAACP is fighting for environmental justice as the federal government shows they don't give a shit anymore.xAI faces legal threat over alleged Colossus data center pollution in Memphis <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/xai-faces-legal-threat-over-alleged-colossus-data-center-pollution-in-memphis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/xai-faces-legal-threat-over-alleged-colossus-data-center-pollution-in-memphis/</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/NAACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NAACP</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/xAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xAI</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Memphis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memphis</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Datacenter</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2168859/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2168859/</a> SK Group & AWS Launch South Korea’s Largest AI Data Center <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aws</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Group" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Group</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SKGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SKGroup</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthKorea</a>

Tiago FÉ proibido imaginar?<a href="https://bolha.us/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#datacenter</a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/InstitutosFederais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InstitutosFederais</a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/SoberaniaDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoberaniaDigital</a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/EdgeComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdgeComputing</a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/fogcomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fogcomputing</a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/CloudComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudComputing</a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/govbr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#govbr</a>

Benoit PetitImpacts environnementaux des Datacenters et de l'IA générative: menons l'enquête ! 🔎 Vous souhaitez mieux comprendre les impacts environnementaux des Datacenters, les tendances de ce marché, ou encore savoir questionner les affichages environnementaux de votre fournisseur de cloud ? <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#datacenter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cloud</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/iagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iagen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ia</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬What <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>? What <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wind</a>? <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#datacenters</a> build their own <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gas</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/powerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#powerplants</a> On the old ranch across the street, developers want to build an complex of supercomputers for AI, plus a large, private power plant to run it. The plant would be big enough to power a major city, with 1,200MW of planned generation capacity fueled by West Texas shale gas. It will only supply the new <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#datacenter</a>, and possibly other large data centers recently proposed, down the road. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/what-solar-what-wind-texas-data-centers-build-their-own-gas-power-plants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/what-solar-what-wind-texas-data-centers-build-their-own-gas-power-plants/</a>

Paris MarxEvery month I put together a roundup of tech stories you might have missed from the past month for paid Disconnect subscribers.This month has pieces on the mental effects of chatbots, data center energy use, China’s electricity revolution, and more!<a href="https://www.disconnect.blog/p/what-you-missed-in-may-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.disconnect.blog/p/what-you-missed-in-may-2025</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/generativeai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generativeai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chatbots</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#datacenter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newsletter</a>

Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersAre the people asking for this bullshit?!Amazon Planning $10B Investment in North Carolina for Data Center and AI Campus <a href="https://ground.news/article/amazon-to-invest-10-billion-in-north-carolina-data-centers-in-ai-push?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ground.news/article/amazon-to-invest-10-billion-in-north-carolina-data-centers-in-ai-push?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/NC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NC</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a>

DoomsdaysCWThe noise of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BitcoinMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BitcoinMining</a> is driving <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Americans</a> crazyConstant hum of fans that cool <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> computers is turning residents against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s pro-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cryptocurrency</a> agendaScientists are increasingly linking 'prolonged exposure to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoisePollution</a> with cardiovascular damage'By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK published 5 days ago"The relentless '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MechanicalHowl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MechanicalHowl</a>' of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cryptocurrency</a> mining facility has become 'the soundtrack to life for hundreds of residents' in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GranburyTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GranburyTX</a>, a small rural town in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a>, said The Guardian." ;It echoes across agricultural land and forests, chasing away deer. It seeps into walls, vibrating bedrooms and dinner tables.' One resident said it was as though a 'jet engine is forever stationed nearby'."Bitcoin mining has exploded in the US over the past decade, particularly in the wake of Donald Trump's re-election to the White House and his embrace of cryptocurrency. But it's an energy-intensive process: the powerful computers that create and protect the cryptocurrency need fans on the go constantly to cool them down. And across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rural</a>, mostly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republican</a> towns, residents are getting sick of the noise – and getting sick, full stop."<a href="https://theweek.com/tech/the-noise-of-bitcoin-mining-is-driving-americans-crazy?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theweek.com/tech/the-noise-of-bitcoin-mining-is-driving-americans-crazy?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/fnuCT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/fnuCT</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukesForAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AISucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoisePollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoisePollution</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kentucky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kentucky</a> is welcoming a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> boom. But what are the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> costs?by Connor Giffin April 29, 2025"Some of the biggest companies in the world are eyeing Kentucky and neighboring states for data center development, as surging interest in artificial intelligence pushes the industry to scour the country for energy, land and water. "The projects carry a promise of historic investment. Experts say they could also deepen some of Kentucky’s foremost environmental challenges."Sprawling data centers have been announced in Jefferson County, across the river in Southern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indiana</a>, and most recently in Oldham County — where opponents fear a $6 billion proposed project could upend rural character, quality of life and water resources. "Data centers are critical infrastructure for internet and cloud services, underpinning everything from emails to online shopping. Due to their vast scale of computational power, cooling systems and other operations, large data centers have an insatiable demand for energy."The major projects coming to the Louisville area will demand hundreds of megawatts — enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes. Data centers are expected to make up 7-12% of all U.S. electricity consumption by 2028, up from 2% about a decade ago."In Kentucky, a small portion of power generation comes from renewable sources, like solar power. Most comes from coal, widely considered the most polluting form of energy, or gas, which also brings emissions with planet-warming consequences."With a looming spike in power demand and pressure to meet that demand, advocates fear utilities could turn to highly polluting fuels. But some hope the demand could also push utilities to diversify with more renewables, as data center operators call for as much power as possible, as soon as possible. "The industry has tried to assuage fears of environmental harm. Some data center operators have indicated plans to use renewable energy or take steps in development to protect waterways and preserve green space."State and local officials are welcoming data centers with open arms. The Kentucky General Assembly this year expanded sales and use tax exemptions for 'qualified data center projects' in a bill lobbied by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a>."<a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/04/29/kentucky-welcoming-data-center-boom-with-risk-of-environmental-costs/82755013007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/04/29/kentucky-welcoming-data-center-boom-with-risk-of-environmental-costs/82755013007/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukesForAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AISucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoisePollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenters</a>

DoomsdaysCWAI data centers are making your electricity supply worse and could damage your home, new study saysKatie Balevic, Lloyd Lee December 29, 2024"A Bloomberg analysis assessed readings from some 770,000 homes from February to October and found that over 75% of 'highly distorted power readings across the country are within 50 miles of significant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> activity.'"Stresses on the power grid can lead to inconsistent power quality, and as the power quality decreases, the risk increases, Bloomberg reported. Inconsistent energy flow can cause <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electronics</a> to overheat, leading to sparks or even <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HouseFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HouseFires</a>."A small handful of large tech companies own the vast majority of global data centers — and they show no signs of slowing down as they pour billions into building more powerful AI models."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> own about 65% of the cloud infrastructure market, which includes data centers, according to a 2023 report from market research firm Synergy Research Group."Google announced in April that it's investing $3 billion to build and expand data centers in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Virginia</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indiana</a>. The search engine giant unveiled its latest AI model, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gemini</a> 2.0, in December."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a>, which is a large investor in AI startup <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anthropic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anthropic</a>, is investing another $10 billion in Ohio data centers, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on December 16."Microsoft, which has invested $13 billion in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, said in September that the company has partnered with other investors, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackRock</a>, in a $100 billion energy infrastructure project. The project will include 'new and expanded data centers,' the company said."To meet AI's increasing energy demands, companies like Google have also started turning to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuclearPower</a> to find more reliable and sustainable energy sources."<a href="https://www.aol.com/news/ai-data-centers-making-electricity-195931626.html?guccounter=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aol.com/news/ai-data-centers-making-electricity-195931626.html?guccounter=1</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukesForAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AISucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoisePollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenters</a>

DoomsdaysCWFIRE AT HILLSBORO DATA CENTER5/26/2025"On Thursday, May 23rd, a thick cloud of putrid black smoke rose over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HillsboroOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HillsboroOR</a>. The smoke was from an early morning fire at one of the massive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenters</a> based in the city. According to local media, the fire originated from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#batteries</a> inside the Digital Realty (PDX 11) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a>. Unfortunately, the flames did not spread to the rest of the data center and the damage was minimal. Firefighters let the fire burn itself out for five hours. The fire caused major disruptions on the web, including big outages to X/Twitter, which was reportedly one of the companies leasing space at the data center. There is currently no public information about the cause of the fire."<a href="https://rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org/2025/05/fire-at-hillsboro-data-center/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org/2025/05/fire-at-hillsboro-data-center/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OregonDataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OregonDataCenters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiliconForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconForest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AISucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukesForAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoisePollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenters</a>

Linux MagazineFrom the latest Linux Update newsletter: Marcin Gąstół looks at the Unbound DNS resolver, which offers comprehensive security and many other useful features <a href="https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/293/Unbound-DNS-Resolver?utm_source=mlm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/293/Unbound-DNS-Resolver?utm_source=mlm</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DNS</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/resolver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resolver</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DNSSEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DNSSEC</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Unbound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unbound</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataCenter</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cloud</a>

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