✅ Final Thoughts Friday for 2024-12-13
Microsoft's new data center design promises zero water usage—great for reducing AI's thirst!
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The tech news story that caught my eye this week was Microsoft claiming next-generation closed-loop cooling data center designs will consume zero water.
Techmeme: Microsoft unveils a data center design that uses zero water for cooling, down from the 125M+ liters per year a typical center uses, rolling out since August (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
By Dina Bass / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.
For example, when you hear statistics such as AI queries use up a bottle of water per prompt, widening adoption of this Microsoft design could mean AI data centers become less thirsty.