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Tech goes nuclear as energy use soars

Convenience: The idea behind vast energy consuming data centres is to reduce “latency”, the time between you typing in a web address or clicking on an app button, and the content you are requesting being delivered to you.

Should we go on data diets? Our daily use of the internet consumes vast amounts of energy, and the coming of AI is an extra challenge in the battle to reduce our carbon footprint.  

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