Google plans $17 billion Wyoming data-center investment
Rapid News Brief: Google's first Wyoming data center links a long-term investment to previously announced power projects.
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Rapid News Brief: Google's first Wyoming data center links a long-term investment to previously announced power projects.
The agreements support financing and construction for an existing Kentucky project; the $19 billion figure refers to Anthropic lease commitments, not new Google cash.
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