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AI Data Centres Are Thirsty. But How Thirsty, Exactly?

Protests are spreading across the American Southwest over water use at AI data centres. The real numbers are murky, and tech companies are not making it easier to find them.

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Nobody Wants a Data Centre Next Door. So Who Decides Where They Go?

Communities across the UK and the world are pushing back against the vast, noisy buildings that keep AI running. Their complaints are real. So is the problem of stopping them.

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A $500 Billion AI Datacenter Is Being Built in Rural Ohio. Not Everyone Is Happy About It.

OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors are pouring half a trillion dollars into what could be the world's largest AI computing facility, tucked into the Appalachian foothills near Piketon, Ohio. The jobs sound good. The questions about land, water and power are harder.

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La IA acelerará más la producción de combustibles fósiles que la energía limpia, advierte nuevo estudio

Investigadores modelaron 64 escenarios y descubrieron que las ganancias de productividad de la IA en petróleo, gas y carbón superan sus beneficios para energías renovables, sumando 1,8 gigatoneladas de contaminación extra de carbono al año.

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Un destacado demócrata de la Cámara exige una gira por los centros de datos de IA de SpaceX en Memphis

El Rep. Frank Pallone dice que las instalaciones funcionan con turbinas de gas sin los permisos adecuados, contaminan el aire y trasladan los costos energéticos a los residentes ordinarios. Quiere respuestas antes del 11 de agosto.

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Nueva York congela permisos para grandes centros de datos hasta un año por temores de energía y costos

La gobernadora Kathy Hochul ha firmado la primera moratoria estatal sobre construcción de grandes centros de datos en EE.UU., pausando proyectos que consumirían más de 50 megavatios de energía mientras los reguladores redactan nuevas normas.

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