Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more ...

Data centers are easy to love — or despise. Why they're so divisive

They form the backbone of social media platforms, e-commerce sites and other technologies. They pay big tax bills but suck up ...
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AI drives up water consumption at Microsoft data centers

Microsoft's ambition to save water is coming under pressure due to the rapid growth of AI. Internal estimates show that the company's water consumption ...

As opposition mounts, Microsoft pledges more data center transparency

As an industry, we need a cultural change to raise the bar on ourselves and to be more comfortable being transparent," said Microsoft's Brad Smith ...

Data centers spark outrage — and hope — in Arizona communities

The facilities are hitting an inflection point in Arizona. In some areas, they are met with grassroots resistance. In others, ...

Mount Pleasant approves site plan for 15 Microsoft data centers

"It's coming. It's coming in stages and as I mentioned, it'll be building for the next 10 years," Village President Dave DeGroot said.

Data centers guzzle Arizona's water and power. We calculated how much

The Arizona Republic used air quality records to estimate how much energy could be guzzled by data centers in Maricopa County ...