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AI's Dirty Secret: Big Tech Is Betting Its Future on Gas When Nvidia announced a new liquid-cooled data center design last month, the PR message was clear: we're solving AI's water problem. Executives emphasized how the Rubin architecture would slash cooling water consumption inside the facility. It was a calculated response to mounting criticism—journalists and activists have spent the last two years raising alarms about AI's thirst for water and electricity. The announcement landed as reassurance. Problem being solved. Move along. Then Microsoft and Chevron quietly signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for a natural gas data center in West…