Magnetic tape: The surprisingly retro way big tech stores your data

From family photos to particle physics data, we generate stupendous amounts of digital information – and much of it is stored on old-fashioned plastic cartridges Technology 13 December 2022 By Becca Caddy A magnetic-tape drive in an office computer in the mid-1970s. Hulton Archive/Getty Images WE HUMANS are hoarders. We love to amass information. And these days, …

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How much water do data centres use? Most tech companies won’t say

As more data centres are being built to meet growing demand, their water use is coming under scrutiny – particularly in regions of the US affected by the ongoing megadrought Technology 14 October 2022 By Jeremy Hsu Cooling towers pump large amounts of water through data centres Shutterstock/WaitForLight Most tech companies have water management programs …

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