Datacentres are part of Ireland’s vision of itself as a tech hub. There are now more than 80, using vast amounts of electricity. Have we entrusted our memories to a system that might destroy them? By Jessica Traynor

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Datacentres are part of Ireland’s vision of itself as a tech hub. There are now more than 80, using vast amounts of electricity. Have we entrusted our memories to a system that might destroy them? By Jessica Traynor

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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:00:29 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/mar/29/power-grab-the-hidden-costs-of-irelands-datacentre-boom-podcast

Photograph: Patrick Bolger/The Guardian


Photograph: Patrick Bolger/The Guardian

Written by Jessica Traynor and read by Simone Kirby. Produced by Nicola Alexandrou. The executive producer was Ellie Bury
2024-03-29T05:00:29Z

Source: Guardian
Source Link: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/mar/29/power-grab-the-hidden-costs-of-irelands-datacentre-boom-podcast