The exterior of a Google data center is pictured in The Dalles, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2021. Residents of The Dalles should soon know how much of their water Google's data centers there have been using to cool the computers, after a lawsuit seeking to keep the information confidential was dropped. Data centers around the world help people stream movies, store trillions of photos and conduct daily business online, but a single facility can churn through millions of gallons of water…

December 16, 2022