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Scientist Warns Digital Information Surge Might Consume All Earth’s Atomic Mass: 2.5 Quintillion Bytes of – Tech Times
2.5 quintillion bytes of digital data are produced each day and that’s a lot!!
A scientist claimed that the massive increase in digital data could consume the planet’s atomic mass within 350 years or so. According to Science Alert’s latest report, a new research suggests the production rate of digital bits continues to increase without any sign of slowing, which could lead to an “information catastrophe”.
When cosmic rays enter the Earth’s upper atmospheres they collide with atoms and molecules; mainly oxygen and nitrogen: the interaction produces a cascade of lighter par…
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