Oil never caused inflation like this useless compute demand does. Goldman Sachs reports highlight data center electricity demand as key driver of power price spikes. US grid strain from AI and cloud growth keeps growing fast. Inflation concerns rising over energy costs tied to tech expansion.
Going to be hilarious when data centers instead of oil are biggest inflation driver
Data centers, which literally make nobody's life better https://t.co/06i939dVO0
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