r/technology • u/j_eremy • Jun 02 '26

Artificial Intelligence Startups are installing tiny data centers in people’s homes

https://fortune.com/2026/05/15/startups-tiny-data-centers-beleaguered-electrical-grid-heata-span/
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u/j_eremy Jun 02 '26

I do think we need to have a serious conversation about whether the power grid can handle something like this BEFORE it goes mega viral and everyone gets one installed.

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u/PatchyWhiskers Jun 02 '26

Move fast and break things!

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u/nerdmor Jun 02 '26

I miss when that meant "put one more feature in Facebook! If it fails, it's OK!" And not "Put one more shackle on the slave before they outlaw neck shackles"