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Silicon Canals is the leading European technology news media source. We cover news, knowledge, and insights from technology startups.

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siliconcanals.com > g-older-adults-who-feared-confirming-the-stereotype-that-they-cannot-manage-technology-were-using-computers-less-a-year-and-a-half-later-while-the-reverse-did-not-hold-which-puts-the-adaptation-proble

Older adults who feared confirming the stereotype that they cannot manage technology were using computers less a year and a half later, while the reverse did not hold, which puts the adaptation problem somewhere other than in the person

4+ week, 13+ hour ago   (762+ words) When older adults internalize stereotypes about their tech abilities, they withdraw from digital tools entirely—suggesting the real barrier isn't resistance but the weight of expectation itself. The way the question is usually put contains its own answer. Older people…...

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siliconcanals.com > t-ai-hidden-water-footprint-765-billion-litres

AI's hidden water footprint may have reached 765 billion litres in 2025??? consumed in data-centre cooling and the power plants supplying them. That's more than twice the volume of bottled water the entire world buys in a year.

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1068+ words) Lachlan Brown is a writer at Silicon Canals contributing across the Mind pillar. The 765-billion-litre figure is the upper end of a modelled range, not a global meter reading. Its size and uncertainty both point to the same problem: data-centre…...