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Microsoft backing measure protecting consumers over data center water usage costs

Microsoft is throwing its support behind legislation that would prevent data centers from passing along water usage costs to consumers, as tech companies seek to allay community concerns about the AI infrastructure. The Water Cost Accountability Act would direct states to block public water systems from recovering costs associated with connecting data centers from anyone...

Microsoft backing measure protecting consumers over data center water usage costs

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The await That Silently Breaks navigator.clipboard.writeText()

Someone on your team ships a "Copy invite link" button. It fetches a fresh, single-use link from the API, then copies it to the clipboard so the user can paste it into Slack. Code review is clean.

  • navigator.clipboard.writeText() fails silently if interrupted
  • navigator.clipboard.write() with promise resolves clipboard issue
  • Requires secure context (HTTPS) for navigator.clipboard

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