@VraserX: Google just signed for 396 MW of geothermal power. One underrated effect of the AI boom: Tech companies suddenly have a…
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Google has secured 396 MW of geothermal power, highlighting how the AI boom creates financial incentives for tech companies to develop challenging, continuous energy sources.
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Google just signed for 396 MW of geothermal power.
One underrated effect of the AI boom:
Tech companies suddenly have an enormous financial incentive to make weird, difficult forms of 24/7 energy actually work.
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