Google to shift compute tasks between data centres for better use of green energy

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Mobile compute workloads will follow the availability of renewable power around the globe

Google has revealed a plan to use its 'Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform' to shift 'movable' compute workloads to different data centres based on the availability of renewable energy. In a b...

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