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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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A IA fará mais para aumentar a produção de combustíveis fósseis do que de energia limpa, avisa novo estudo

Investigadores modelaram 64 cenários e descobriram que os ganhos de produtividade da IA para petróleo, gás e carvão superam seus benefícios para as energias renováveis, resultando em 1,8 gigatoneladas de poluição carbónica extra por ano.

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Um democrata de topo da Câmara exige uma visita aos centros de dados de IA da SpaceX em Memphis

O Rep. Frank Pallone diz que as instalações estão a funcionar com turbinas a gás sem licenças apropriadas, poluindo o ar e transferindo custos de energia para os residentes comuns. Quer respostas até 11 de agosto.

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Nova Iorque Congela Licenças de Grandes Centros de Dados por Até um Ano Devido a Preocupações Energéticas e de Custos

A Governadora Kathy Hochul assinou a primeira moratória estadual sobre construção de grandes centros de dados nos EUA, suspendendo projectos que consumiriam mais de 50 megawatts de energia enquanto os reguladores elaboram novas regras.

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