Power hungry 💻 — Alberta wants to host Big Tech’s data centers

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Power hungry 💻 — Alberta wants to host Big Tech’s data centers .More than half of Fortune 500 companies say AI poses a risk to their business

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With data centers expected to soon use as much power as all of Japan, Alberta is pitching itself as the perfect home for the energy-intensive setups. Like a nervous teenager before a first date, big companies are more scared than excited about the impact of AI on their business. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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