"Google has officially opened the doors of its $1 billion data center in the UK, part of a £5 billion investment into local infrastructure and the tech giant's first data center in the country. The opening of the data center in Waltham Cross, in Broxbourne on the edge of London, comes as US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in the UK for a state visit"
"Google said in a statement that the "state of the art" data center would be used to help meet demand for AI-powered services including Google Cloud, Workspace, Search, and Maps. The £5 billion investment includes data centers like the one at Waltham Cross, as well as Google's capital expenditure, R&D, and AI-related engineering over the next two years in the UK, including DeepMind, the British-founded AI science company bought by Google in 2014."
Google opened a $1 billion data center in Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, its first in the UK, as part of a £5 billion investment across infrastructure, capital expenditure, R&D, and AI engineering over two years. The facility will support AI-powered services including Google Cloud, Workspace, Search, and Maps and aligns with investment in DeepMind, acquired in 2014. Google emphasized technical infrastructure, expanded energy capacity, and job-ready AI skills to keep Broxbourne and the UK at the cutting edge of technology. Planning documents for another UK site in Thurrock indicate large land use and substantial projected carbon emissions.
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