Google to invest $6.4 billion in Germany

Google will invest $6.4 billion in Germany by 2029, the U.S. tech giant announced on Tuesday in Berlin. The investment includes the construction of a new data center. “Artificial intelligence and climate-neutral energy generation are two of the key technologies within the High-Tech Agenda Germany,” Dorothee Bär, federal minister of research, technology and space, said. “They will be strengthened by Google’s commitment. This brings growth and added value to our country.” These and other investments allow Germany to take a leading role in AI, a development the Trumpet watches closely.