data centres
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Data Center resistance: a good ground game can help stop the corporate AI offensive
Major tech companies–OpenAI (GPT), Google (Gemini), Anthropic (Claude), Meta (Llama), and xAI (Grok)–are spending heavily to boost the computing power of their respective large language artificial intelligence (AI) models. The companies claim that this spending will transform them into systems that businesses will happily pay to use and, in the near future, lead to artificial… Continue reading
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New analysis: climate impact of data centres
As part of Foxglove’s work to sound the alarm on the environmental impact of Big Tech’s dash to cover the UK in data centres, we’ve published some new analysis of data centres’ impact on the UK’s efforts to cut carbon emissions. Continue reading
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Data centres: An opportunity for MPs to get answers
An influential committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into the long-term future of the UK’s water supply. This could be an opportunity for MPs to demand answers about the giant “hyperscale” data centres which Big Tech companies want to build across the country – Foxglove needs your help to get those MPs’ attention. Continue reading
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Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink?
Are Big Tech’s plans to build hundreds of massive new data centres around the UK going to cause water shortages for the rest of us? Foxglove has conducted new research which reveals the staggering amount of water used by data centres to keep their computers cool. We’ve found a worrying lack of plans to ensure… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 