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Meta to Build $13B Data Center in Alberta, Canada

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Express Tribune ·

Meta has signed a deal with Alberta, Canada, to construct a $13 billion data center. The project includes an additional $60 million investment in local infrastructure like roads and water systems. This marks one of the largest tech infrastructure investments in the region.

Meridian48 take
The deal underscores Big Tech's growing appetite for data center capacity, but the $60 million infrastructure contribution is a fraction of the total cost, raising questions about public subsidies.
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