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  "id": 6133767,
  "title": "Can tech giants curb AI data centres’ growing thirst for water?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/can-tech-giants-curb-ai-data-centres-growing-thirst-for-water",
  "topic": "ai",
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  "published": "2026-09-07T11:27:40.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As opposition to water-hungry data centres grows in the US, tech giants say new cooling systems can curb demand – but using less water may require more electricity.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "AI data centres are less thirsty now, say tech giants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ai-data-centres-are-less-thirsty-now-say-tech-giants",
        "published": "2026-09-07T01:47:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "AI data centers are less thirsty now, tech giants say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ai-data-centers-are-less-thirsty-now-tech-giants-say",
        "published": "2026-09-07T04:18:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Can tech giants curb AI data centres’ growing thirst for water?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/can-tech-giants-curb-ai-data-centres-growing-thirst-for-water-6135694",
        "published": "2026-09-07T11:27:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "AI boom pushes tech giants to cut data centres’ thirst for water",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ai-boom-pushes-tech-giants-to-cut-data-centres-thirst-for-water",
        "published": "2026-09-07T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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