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Tech companies bet on carbon removal startups as AI tests climate goals
Carbon removal technologies are becoming increasingly important for companies, particularly for tech giants locked in a fierce battle to become the leader in artificial intelligence.
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Google says tech infrastructure investment in Singapore reaches $5 bln
Alphabet's Google said on Monday the completion of its data centre and cloud facilities expansion in Singapore meant it had invested $5 billion in its technical infrastructure in the Southeast Asian nation. The company said its data centres in Singapore employ over 500 people and are used to power services such as Google Search and Maps. Last week, Google said it would invest $2 billion in Malaysia to develop its first data centre in the country.
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Microsoft to invest $3.2 billion in Swedish cloud, AI
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Microsoft will invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.2 billion) to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden over a two-year period, it said on Monday. The rising popularity of generative AI has fueled demand for cloud services, prompting companies including Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to invest billions of dollars to build data centres in Europe. Microsoft invested in data centres in the UK in November and Germany and Spain in February.
