Amazon co-founds research centre to develop sustainable water practices for AI infrastructure

Stuart Stone
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New centre of excellence brings together water utilities, technology companies, and researchers to solve critical water challenges associated with AI and data centres

Amazon has teamed up with academics and water utilities to found a new centre of excellence that aims to develop sustainable water practices for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, including data...

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