Flashcard: Technology's Power and Energy Impact — 24 carte

Technique — definition?

Universal human practice involving tools, gestures, representations.

Technology — role?

Modern scientific subset of technique, based on science.

Power of tech — energy?

Tech consumes significant energy; 415 TWh in 2024.

Data center energy — global?

415 TWh in 2024, 1.4-1.5% of world electricity.

Big Tech — user base?

Over 6 billion users worldwide.

Apple — market share 2024?

iPhone 51%, Services 25%, total revenue $391B.

Tencent — founding year?

November 1998.

US vs China — tech dominance?

US benefits from Silicon Valley, China from the Great Firewall.

Energy tech — innovations?

Storage batteries, smart meters, renewables, microgrids.

Historical tech — key impacts?

Semiconductors, AI, nuclear tech shape geopolitics.

WWW timeline — start?

Email in 1971, commercial web in 1994.

Energy misconception — digital tech?

Digital tech consumes high energy, not low.

Attention economy — meaning?

Monetizing user attention via data and AI.

Big Tech — market value?

Over $6 trillion total, 6+ billion users.

Apple — product evolution?

Sold over 3 billion iPhones since 2007.

Tencent — digital metrics?

1.36B MAU WeChat, $82B revenue 2022.

US tech — advantage?

Silicon Valley’s talent, risk culture, first-mover advantage.

Chinese tech — success factor?

Great Firewall, data moat, massive domestic market.

Key tech milestones?

Semiconductors, networks, AI, space, quantum.

Web evolution — key events?

Email, Netscape, social media, mobile iPhone.

Energy tech — storage?

Lithium-air, thermal, hydrogen fuel cells.

Geopolitical tech — key domains?

Semiconductors, nuclear, space, AI, biotech.

Data center growth — 2030?

Projected 950-1479 TWh, 37% cooling.

Energy & tech — relation?

Tech advances often complement, not replace, older tech.