- AWS will invest more than $1 bn over five years in US communities hosting its data centers, funding education, workforce training and energy efficiency initiatives.
- Amazon has stopped using nondisclosure agreements with county officials as opposition to data center construction intensifies and more than 100 moratoriums are under consideration.
- AWS says it has reached 75% of its water-positive target for 2030, while CEO Matt Garman disputes criticism of data centers’ environmental and energy impacts.
Amazon Web Services plans to invest more than $1 bn over the next five years in US communities hosting its data centers, seeking to address local opposition to the infrastructure supporting artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
The funding will support education, workforce development and energy affordability programs as concerns about electricity demand, water consumption and transparency increasingly influence decisions on new projects.
AWS CEO Matt…
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