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Old, Polluting Jet Engines Are Being Scavenged to Power Data Centers (www.nytimes.com)
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They’re rapidly being converted into generators to meet A.I.’s insatiable demand for electricity. Environmentalists call it a step backward.

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[–] [S] 3 points 6 days ago* (1 child)

This is what happens when companies are incentivized to turn on data centers fast above any kind of environmental protection or efficiency goal.

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