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Jez Corden

Microsoft is in hot water for, well ... water abuse — data center water use expected 'to more than double' by 2030

Wires in a networking cabinet.

The green washing era of Microsoft seems to have come an abrupt end, like many tech companies now knee-deep in this thing called "AI."

Once upon a time, Microsoft pledged to replenish more water than it used by 2030, but a recent report from NYT suggests that Microsoft is internally projecting that its water requirements will double by 2030, all in the name of artificial intelligence.

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