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AI company plan to use irrigation water disappears after ABC question

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ABC News reports that data centre builder Firmus Technologies has removed a statement from its website. The post detailed plans to source cooling water from Tasmania's state-owned irrigation system, but included a note that the company did not want to highlight the proposal yet, since authorities had not yet agreed. The statement disappeared shortly after ABC News inquired about the plan.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/tasmania-firmus-ai...

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