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Microsoft, Google confront data centre fears as backlash grows
Executives said they are trying to limit costs, protect workers and improve water efficiency as roughly 45 projects worth $68 billion face delays or blocks.
Top executives from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google's parent company Alphabet attempted to allay concerns about data center expansion during climate meetings in New York. In doing so, they addressed measures to protect consumers and water consumption, among other things.
3 hours ago·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Microsoft and Alphabet acknowledge that their emissions and power consumption increased sharply, but maintain that data center construction will continue to support the expansion of artificial intelligence.