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The Economist @economist.com

Nvidia’s energy demands are staggering. If American power companies do not pick up the pace, chip sales could stall or sold chips could lie idle

aug 30, 2025, 1:00 am • 18 10

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MuttDad @heavymetalmike.bsky.social

So let’s ban wind energy .. we are a stupid stupid country

aug 30, 2025, 1:13 am • 2 0 • view
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FarkinAustralia @farkinaustralia.bsky.social

noooo. you just vote in stupid people specific I.Q. scores *—idiot for those scoring below 25, imbecile 25 to 50, and moron 50-70/75.

aug 30, 2025, 1:22 am • 0 0 • view
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kyleck.bsky.social @kyleck.bsky.social

People with intellectual disabilities don’t deserve to be called idiots or imbeciles. Trump and his goons aren’t low IQ, they know what they do. It’s insulting to compare ID to them.

aug 30, 2025, 2:05 am • 1 0 • view
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Sylvain Marcoux @sylvainmarcoux.bsky.social

Maybe the chip can help predict when lightning will hit the town’s clock with 1.21 GW…

aug 30, 2025, 1:22 am • 0 0 • view
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Noz Bot @nozbot.bsky.social

My prediction is electricity prices will rise and the residential customers will suffer brownouts while the hyper scalers will get the service since they have the $$$.

aug 30, 2025, 1:43 am • 1 0 • view
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Spaller @spaller.bsky.social

And you can call an AI bot to complain, thereby driving grid voltage down.

aug 30, 2025, 1:52 am • 0 0 • view
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chadbeneke.bsky.social @chadbeneke.bsky.social

Like the auto industry they wont design energy effecient chips if we dont force them to. CAFE for chips.

aug 30, 2025, 1:26 am • 0 0 • view
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Iggy Forshaw @iggyforshaw.bsky.social

In other news... www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/c...

aug 30, 2025, 12:30 pm • 0 0 • view