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Google goes to court not to tell you
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/06/how-much-water-do-the-data-centres-use-its-a-secret - blog post
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Sources:
With $1 Billion Google Data Center Deal Inked, the Roanoke Valley Enters the Game roanokerambler.com/with-1-billion-google-data-center-deal-inked-the-roanoke-valley-enters-the-game
Ruling (PDF) storage.ghost.io/c/4f/7d/4f7d448e-fe49-4f83-b349-3cbb39e372de/content/files/2025/11/Henri-Gendreau-v.-Mike-McEvoy---CL25-2187--1-.pdf
Google Strives To Keep Data Center Water Use Secret After Judge Orders Records Released roanokerambler.com/google-strives-keep-data-center-botetourt-county-water-use-secret-judge-orders-records-released
Google data center water estimates go public, residents in Roanoke and Botetourt react wsls.com/news/local/2026/02/26/google-data-center-water-estimates-go-public-residents-in-roanoke-and-botetourt-react
Sam Altman Unfiltered: ChatGPT, AI Risks & What’s Coming Next, 40 Questions in 60 Minutes youtube.com/watch?v=qH7thwrCluM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
The Gentle Singularity blog.samaltman.com/the-gentle-singularity
How People Use ChatGPT forklightning.substack.com/p/how-people-use-chatgpt
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Ilya Sutskever gets $2b funding not to release anything until he has ‘super intelligence’ youtube.com/watch?v=c1yHrZR_Sgg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Full Pivot to AI playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Audio-only podcast: pivottoai.libsyn.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot-to-ai/id1844698298
Google goes to court not to tell you
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/06/how-much-water-do-the-data-centres-use-its-a-secret - blog post
Patreon: patreon.com/davidgerard (get in with the cool kids)
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/A1529D5
Buy us useful things: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6
Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com
Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com
Sources:
With $1 Billion Google Data Center Deal Inked, the Roanoke Valley Enters the Game roanokerambler.com/with-1-billion-google-data-center-deal-inked-the-roanoke-valley-enters-the-game
Ruling (PDF) storage.ghost.io/c/4f/7d/4f7d448e-fe49-4f83-b349-3cbb39e372de/content/files/2025/11/Henri-Gendreau-v.-Mike-McEvoy---CL25-2187--1-.pdf
Google Strives To Keep Data Center Water Use Secret After Judge Orders Records Released roanokerambler.com/google-strives-keep-data-center-botetourt-county-water-use-secret-judge-orders-records-released
Google data center water estimates go public, residents in Roanoke and Botetourt react wsls.com/news/local/2026/02/26/google-data-center-water-estimates-go-public-residents-in-roanoke-and-botetourt-react
Sam Altman Unfiltered: ChatGPT, AI Risks & What’s Coming Next, 40 Questions in 60 Minutes youtube.com/watch?v=qH7thwrCluM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
The Gentle Singularity blog.samaltman.com/the-gentle-singularity
How People Use ChatGPT forklightning.substack.com/p/how-people-use-chatgpt
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Ilya Sutskever gets $2b funding not to release anything until he has ‘super intelligence’ youtube.com/watch?v=c1yHrZR_Sgg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Full Pivot to AI playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Audio-only podcast: pivottoai.libsyn.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot-to-ai/id1844698298










