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AI's Hardware Tax — Why Memory Prices and Data-Centre Power Should Be in Your 2026 IT Budget

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July 9, 20263 min readMichael Carter, Senior Software Engineer

AI's Hardware Tax — Why Memory Prices and Data-Centre Power Should Be in Your 2026 IT Budget

AI data-centre demand is driving memory prices up sharply and power consumption to record highs. What the infrastructure squeeze means for ordinary IT budgets — and how to plan.

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The Water Problem Nobody Mentions — Cooling the AI Data-Centre Boom

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July 9, 20263 min readMichael Carter, Senior Software Engineer

The Water Problem Nobody Mentions — Cooling the AI Data-Centre Boom

AI data centres don't just consume electricity — they consume water, at scale. A look at the cooling crunch, the startups racing to fix it, and why it matters to your cloud costs.

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Why Big Tech Is Buying Power Plants — The Nuclear Bet Behind the AI Boom

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July 9, 20263 min readMichael Carter, Senior Software Engineer

Why Big Tech Is Buying Power Plants — The Nuclear Bet Behind the AI Boom

Google just invested in nuclear fusion, joining a rush by hyperscalers to secure their own electricity. Here's why AI's energy hunger is reshaping how data centres get powered.

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