Intel is moving its processors to a new foundation to try to keep up with exploding demand for new computing horsepower.
  • Vlyn@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 year ago

    But that’s due to glass, concrete and so on. Building materials.

    Global sand consumption has reached 50 billion tonnes a year, or about 17 kilograms per person per day

    Even if every person in the world gets a glass CPU and GPU, that would only add a few grams of consumption. Once, not per day.

    It’s such a tiny amount that’s it’s entirely irrelevant.