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AI data center firm's water plan removed after ABC inquiry

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Firmus Technologies, an AI data center builder, had planned to draw cooling water from a state-owned irrigation system. This plan was indicated on their website but has since been removed after questions from ABC News. The company had noted that an agreement with the irrigation system was still pending. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential resource conflicts and transparency issues for AI infrastructure development.

RANK_REASON AI-adjacent company's operational plan and subsequent removal of information after media inquiry.

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AI data center firm's water plan removed after ABC inquiry

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AI company plan to use irrigation water disappears after ABC question By Ashleigh Barraclough Data centre builder Firmus Technologies posts to its website a sta

    AI company plan to use irrigation water disappears after ABC question By Ashleigh Barraclough Data centre builder Firmus Technologies posts to its website a statement, since removed, indicating its intention to get some of its cooling water from the state-owned irrigation system,…

    LINKS abc.net.au/…/106935718

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