Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoData centers are drying up the Port of Marseille: ‘They consume enormous amounts of electricity’english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down11
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkData centers are drying up the Port of Marseille: ‘They consume enormous amounts of electricity’english.elpais.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoThe port can’t get power to electrify ships while they are in port. The data centers are literally in the port and have consumed or reserved it all. Ships that dock can’t shut down their engines at that port so they are likely to dock elsewhere.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down10·2 days agoIt’s a misleading headline at best, clickbaiting the “ai bad” crowd.
The port can’t get power to electrify ships while they are in port. The data centers are literally in the port and have consumed or reserved it all.
Ships that dock can’t shut down their engines at that port so they are likely to dock elsewhere.
It’s a misleading headline at best, clickbaiting the “ai bad” crowd.