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Hyperscale - by Paris Marx (Hardcover)

Name: Hyperscale - by Paris Marx (Hardcover)
Brand: Riverhead Books
SKU: 1009156236
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An eye-opening account of how the data center boom is pushing our planet past its breaking point Underlying our seamless access to AI, cryptocurrency, and unlimited cloud storage is a hulking, costly physical infrastructure.
About the Author: Paris Marx is a journalist, host of the acclaimed podcast Tech Won't Save Us, and author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.
320 Pages
Business + Money Management, Industries

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An eye-opening account of how the data center boom is pushing our planet past its breaking point

Underlying our seamless access to AI, cryptocurrency, and unlimited cloud storage is a hulking, costly physical infrastructure. Massive data centers full of energy-hungry chips and processors power everything we do online. Scrambling to meet dubious market demand, the tech giants have leveraged our planet in pursuit of a market monopoly.

In Hyperscale, journalist Paris Marx uncovers the excesses of hyperscale data processing. He exposes the deceptive, exploitative ways tech companies are siphoning energy and resources from vulnerable communities in their pursuit of digital power, abandoning the pretense of social responsibility.

Amid energy shortages and tech-induced battles over drinking water, Marx makes a powerful case for technology that promotes the social good over the bottom lines of tech billionaires. He joins the incredible efforts of people and movements pushing back against the profit-driven interests of Big Tech, illuminating a path toward the sustainable future we all deserve.

The AI boom and its infrastructural demands have accelerated our many modern catastrophes. With razor-sharp reporting and incisive analysis, Marx shows us that the greatest threat is not the specter of AI overlords but a global environmental disaster already in the making.

About the Author

Paris Marx is a journalist, host of the acclaimed podcast Tech Won't Save Us, and author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation. He lives in Newfoundland, Canada.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.02 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 320

Genre: Business + Money Management

Sub-Genre: Industries

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Theme: Computers & Information Technology

Format: Hardcover

Author: Paris Marx

Language: English

Street Date: October 20, 2026

TCIN: 1009156236

UPC: 9798217048526

Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-2523

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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