Omen AI, a startup focused on efficiency, has acquired Aquatic Labs for $16 million. The deal brings together two companies working on solutions to a critical problem: managing water consumption at large AI data centers, which require massive amounts of cooling.
Data center water usage has become increasingly urgent as AI demands surge globally. The combined company aims to develop better systems for managing, recycling, and reducing water use in facilities that power and other intensive AI workloads.
The acquisition reflects growing investor and operator focus on the infrastructure challenges of scaling AI, particularly around energy, cooling, and environmental impact.
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