From TechRadar, September 16:
Google to invest billions into the UK
- Google will invest £5 billion into the UK economy over two years
- A new Hertfordshire data center is key to the deal
- Google breaks the $3 trillion barrier
Google has set out plans to invest £5 billion ($6.8 billion) in the UK over the next two years ahead of a proposed UK-US tech trade deal, expected to be finalized this week during Trump’s visit to London.
The focus of Google’s investment will be on AI, infrastructure and scientific research, with the company set to open a £735 million ($1 billion) data center in Hertfordshire to support AI services across Google Cloud, Search, Maps and Workspace.
This forms just one of a growing list of investments being announced by US tech firms ahead of the impending deal, which is expected to tackle costly tariffs.
Google announces UK investment ahead of US-UK deal
Google shared details of its upcoming data center in a blog post, announcing that a projected 8,250 jobs will be supported by it....
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