AI data centers are less thirsty now, tech giants say
Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is visible Jan. 13, 2026, in Newton County, Georgia, U.S.. (AP Photo)
Data centers are running into a wall of public anger in the United States over their thirst for water and power.
The tech giants spending billions of dollars on them say the water part, at least, is solvable.
Data centers are the warehouses full of computer servers that run the internet and increasingly artificial intelligence.








