Big Tech’s thirst drains a town dry


By ELI TAN

Meta’s data centre in Newton County that sits 330m from the couple’s home. — Dustin Chambers/The New York Times

AFTER Meta broke ground on a US$750mil data centre on the edge of Newton County, Georgia, the water taps in Beverly and Jeff Morris’ home went dry.

The couple’s house, which uses well water, is just 330m from Meta’s new data centre.

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