Sponsored: Waterless data center cooling: Building AI factories that don't drain the well
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<p>As the data center industry moves from consuming water to containing it, the next step is eliminating it</p>
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Trump isn’t just pushing AI data centers, he’s invested in them.
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) July 26, 2026
Financial disclosure records show he personally owns millions of dollars in companies tied to the data center industry, including operators, hardware suppliers, and power and cooling infrastructure.
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Water used for cooling is not consumed. What happens to that water after it leaves the data center? Can it be subsequently re-used? If not, why not?
— Thomas M. McGovern, aka No Wei Wei (@mcgoverntm) July 27, 2026
The thing I don't get is the notion that data centers need to be near population centers, while at the same time, not providing much in terms of employment.
— Dave W Plummer (@davepl1968) July 26, 2026
If you don't need local people, build them in the middle of nowhere.
If you do need a lot of people, well, then its…