Arizona residents resist new data centers over scarce water
TSMC’s Arizona complex uses nearly 5 million gallons a day, while some hyperscale sites use about 1.5 million.
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Texas voters organize against data centers before midterms
An August poll found 57 percent of Texans oppose new data centers, including 43 percent of Republicans.
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Debunking the Biggest Data Center Myths
Meta rebuts claims that its data centers waste water, raise consumer power bills, and create few jobs.
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Savannah lwIP SMTP client
CISA reports a critical buffer overflow in Savannah lwIP SMTP client 2.2.1 that may allow remote code execution.
Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
Amazon pledged more than $1 billion for communities near its data centers, prompting fresh environmental backlash.
Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that
California Governor Newsom signed seven bills forcing data centers to disclose energy and water use and cover grid costs.
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California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use
California Governor Newsom signed seven bills making AI data centers pay for grid and water upgrades.