Weapons firm claims TikTok data center has reserved spare electricity supply(businessinsider.com)
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Weapons firm claims TikTok data center has reserved spare electricity supply
https://www.businessinsider.com/ammo-company-short-on-electricity-blames-tiktok-cat-videos-2023-3
The CEO told the FT that the company's growth is being "challenged by the storage of cat videos."
A Norwegian arms manufacturer said that a TikTok data center is eating all the electricity in the region, meaning that the company cannot keep up with the surging global demand for ammunition.
The energy company told the FT that it has no spare capacity for Nammo to hike its output as it has already been promised to TikTok.
"Brandtzaeg said that he had considered whether it was a coincidence that Chinese-owned TikTok was impeding the expansion of an arms company.
"TikTok and other tech giants have faced criticism for their energy use.