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Power Supplies and CPU Coolers are Next For Price Hikes, 6-10% Increase Expected (www.techpowerup.com)
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For raw materials like copper and silver, significant demand comes from industrial processes, particularly in modern data centers. Modern AI data centers consume large amounts of copper wiring both internally and for external connections.

Just more AI fucking everyone over.

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[-] addie@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

In which case, I'll set aside a very good bottle of whisky for that day.

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