CEO Sundar Pichai said Alphabet plans to invest $3.3 billion in South Carolina to build two new data centers. Google The parent company and its competitors invest heavily in infrastructure that supports the development of AI applications.
The South Carolina governor’s office said in a statement Thursday that the search engine giant will establish two new data center facilities in Dorchester County and expand an existing data center campus in the County. Berkeley.
The new Dorchester County facilities, located at Pine Hill Business Campus in Ridgeville and Winding Woods Business Park in St. George, represents a $2 billion investment and will create 200 new operational jobs, while Alphabet will invest $1.3 billion in Berkeley County, according to the statement.
In July, Alphabet reported capital spending of $13 billion in the June quarter, and the company told investors that quarterly capital spending for the rest of 2024 would be at or above $12 billion. USD.
Earlier this month, Microsoft said it had partnered with BlackRock and Abu Dhabi-backed investment firm MGX to launch a $30 billion-plus fund to invest in AI infrastructure to build data centers. and energy projects.
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