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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: water challenge for AI revolution, Labor weighs gas reserve options, Starc sublime but England have edge

Australian datacentres will need a massive amount of water to cool them, experts warn.
Australian datacentres will need a massive amount of water to cool them, experts warn. Illustration: Richard Giliberto/The Guardian

Morning everyone. The challenges of the AI revolution are highlighted by our lead story this morning as experts warn about the huge amount of water needed to cool datacentres crucial to the new tech.

The Albanese government is being urged to take on the big gas producers and secure a better deal for Australians for east coast reserves, we have the intriguing tale of “Bitcoin Rodney” and an alleged Ponzi scheme, and England actually manage to bat all day at the Gabba despite another six wickets for Mitchell Starc.

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