Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but not everyone is convinced
They’re a key part of the digital and AI economy, but they come at a high environmental cost and offer few operational jobs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast On Mamre Road, in Sydney’s outer western suburbs, there are plans to build a “hyperscale” datacentre that will be one of the biggest in the world. If approved, the 52-hectare site will include six four-storey buildings that stretch 40 metres high, alongside 936 cooling units and 852 diesel backup power generators. Continue reading...
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Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but not everyone is convinced Why it matters: Deprecations can break production agents quickly. Teams should audit dependencies and ship migration patches before cutoffs. Source: The Guardian https:/...
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