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It's not just a RAM crisis — Panasonic says data center batteries are also selling out months in advance (www.techradar.com)
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Panasonic has said demand for backup batteries is rising quickly, and it is largely driven by the expansion of AI infrastructure that requires stable, continuous power. It has already allocated around 80% of its planned output to existing customers, leaving only a limited share for new buyers attempting to scale systems.

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[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 101 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

So everything at this point?

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 20 points 16 hours ago

They‘re going full tech feudalism. There will be a shortage of everything. Especially of electricity and clean water.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 43 points 20 hours ago

Yep, literally the whole habitable layer of our planet.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 38 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Anything it takes to set up a data center. I bet network cable is next.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Glad I bought 305M of S/UTP Cat6a 8 months ago for our renovation

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 7 hours ago

I went with fiber for mine, and I'm glad I bought it when I did because the prices are going up.

[–] esc@piefed.social 17 points 16 hours ago

Fiber optics jumped 4 times in price locally.

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago

BUY BUY BUY