eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoThere Are Signs of Serious Trouble in the Data Center Industry: "People aren’t just dropping their shorts for data centers anymore."futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1552arrow-down16
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minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoA lot of people saw what happened (And is happening) with Crypto mining. How long before dedicated ASICs for models start popping up? Those ASICs are retired generally after ~6 months now, and end up costing more than the mining would generate. So, tons of ewaste, just from crypto companies.
A lot of people saw what happened (And is happening) with Crypto mining. How long before dedicated ASICs for models start popping up? Those ASICs are retired generally after ~6 months now, and end up costing more than the mining would generate.
So, tons of ewaste, just from crypto companies.