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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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L'IA farà più per aumentare la produzione di combustibili fossili che le energie pulite, avverte un nuovo studio

I ricercatori hanno modellato 64 scenari e scoperto che i guadagni di produttività dell'IA per petrolio, gas e carbone superano i benefici per le energie rinnovabili, producendo 1,8 gigatonnellate di inquinamento da carbonio extra all'anno.

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Un importante democratico della Camera richiede una visita ai data center AI di SpaceX a Memphis

Il Rep. Frank Pallone sostiene che gli impianti funzionano con turbine a gas senza i dovuti permessi, inquinando l'aria e trasferendo i costi energetici sui cittadini comuni. Vuole risposte entro l'11 agosto.

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New York congela i permessi per i grandi data centre per un anno a causa di timori energetici e finanziari

La governatrice Kathy Hochul ha firmato la prima moratoria statale sulla costruzione di grandi data centre negli USA, interrompendo i progetti che richiederebbero più di 50 megawatt di energia mentre le autorità di regolamentazione elaborano nuove norme.

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