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Paris Marx
@parismarx@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

Big news! HYPERSCALE made the longlist for the FT/Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award.

They call it a “a polemical on-the-ground investigation into the rapid spread of data centres and their impact on the environment and the communities where Big Tech is building them.”

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FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026 — the longlist

Hyperscale: Ambition, Power and the Relentless Rise of Data Empires by Paris Marx is a polemical on-the-ground investigation into the rapid spread of data centres and their impact on the environment and the communities where Big Tech is building them. Due to be published in October, the book takes issue with AI developers’ hype and focuses on the people and places affected by their ambitious plans.
FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026 — the longlist Hyperscale: Ambition, Power and the Relentless Rise of Data Empires by Paris Marx is a polemical on-the-ground investigation into the rapid spread of data centres and their impact on the environment and the communities where Big Tech is building them. Due to be published in October, the book takes issue with AI developers’ hype and focuses on the people and places affected by their ambitious plans.
FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026 — the longlist Hyperscale: Ambition, Power and the Relentless Rise of Data Empires by Paris Marx is a polemical on-the-ground investigation into the rapid spread of data centres and their impact on the environment and the communities where Big Tech is building them. Due to be published in October, the book takes issue with AI developers’ hype and focuses on the people and places affected by their ambitious plans.
Hyperscale is on the longlist for the Financial Times and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026
Hyperscale is on the longlist for the Financial Times and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026
Hyperscale is on the longlist for the Financial Times and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026
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ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘
@anne_twain@theblower.au replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 minutes ago

@parismarx I love that subversive books like this get classified under "business". I suppose Doctorow's books are in the same category.

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Tracks and Treks
@tracksandtreks@social.lol replied  ·  activity timestamp 40 minutes ago

@parismarx Looking forward to this!! Will there be an audiobook version?

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Paris Marx
@parismarx@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

As a longtime FT subscriber, it’s pretty cool to see my forthcoming book recognizing for such a big award — and it’s not even out yet.

HYPERSCALE comes out October 20 in US/Canada and November 5 in the UK.

PREORDER NOW: https://hyperscalebook.com

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Paris Marx
@parismarx@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

You can also find the full longlist for the award here: https://www.ft.com/content/d8f770ab-325c-4655-bddd-e14a3e561362

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