The demand for artillery rounds, like those manufactured by Nammo, has increased because of the war in Ukraine.AP Photo/Libkos
Business Insider: Weapons firm says it can't meet soaring demand for artillery shells because a TikTok data center is eating all the electricity
* An arms manufacturer said that TikTok's data center is using all the electricity in the region.
* As a result, the company said that it cannot keep up with the surging demand for artillery rounds.
* The CEO told the FT that the company's growth is being "challenged by the storage of cat videos."
A Norwegian arms manufacturer said that a TikTok data center is eating all the electricity in the region, meaning that the company cannot keep up with the surging global demand for ammunition.
Experts are increasingly commenting on the massive demands of big tech companies, and how energy usage by their data centers is causing issues for other industries.
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A TikTok Data Center's Demand For Electricity Is Preventing An Ammunition Arms Maker In Norway To Produce More Shells
Ukraine Ammunition Supply Threatened by 'TikTok Cat Videos' -- Newsweek
Energy-hungry TikTok ‘cat videos’ altering the course of armed conflict in Ukraine -- Evening Standard
Ammo manufacturer can't make extra artillery shells because TikTok data center is using all the electricity -- TechSpot
Ukraine Needs More Ammunition, But a TikTok Data Center Is Standing in the Way -- PC Magazine
lol the irony
ReplyDeleteCat videos are cool.
ReplyDeletearty shells, not so much.
Sound like a personal problem to me.
So what do you want to be a part of.?
A High Tech industry with forward looking memes and ideas. One who fully supports progressive values and concepts?
Or
A stodgy , legacy, kluge, factory that has a huge carbon foot print, contributes to global warming, and produces lame steel cylinders from 1930s racist white culture technology?
I think we all can agree which one correctly reflects our 21st century values. :)
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Delete"Business Insider" is 100% propaganda and 0% fact. This story is 100% bullshit.
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ReplyDeleteThen raise the price of a goddamn shell and buy more competitive energy? Do adults really need to be handheld through capitalism like this?
ReplyDeleteDo adults really need cat videos that bad?
DeleteAsk the free market. Apparently the demand for that is higher than for shells.
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