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The Verge AI: Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year - AI Ledger | 121 Collaborative

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The Verge AI: Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year

2026-06-11 - Data Centers & Energy

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The Verge AI: Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year

2026-06-11 - Data Centers & Energy - Brief - developing

Source label: Reported - Original journalism with named publication

COI: None

Confidence band: standard

Provenance: Automated draft - generated by 121 Switchboard from https://www.theverge.com/tech/948534/amazon-data-centers-water-use source

Last updated: 2026-06-12T22:10:58.528+00:00

What happened: The Verge AI published an item titled "Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year" on 2026-06-11.

What is known: The source item is available at https://www.theverge.com/tech/948534/amazon-data-centers-water-use. The Ledger source index classifies The Verge AI as Reported.

What is not known: Independent corroboration, downstream effects, and implementation details are not established by this source item alone.

Why it matters factually: The entry records a dated, source-classified AI update for daily Ledger coverage.

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