Google CEO Sundar Pichai, joined by Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), has announced a massive $40 billion investment in the state, which includes the construction of three new data centers in West Texas and the Panhandle.

KWTX reports that in a move that highlights Texas’ growing importance in the field of AI, Google has unveiled plans to invest $40 billion in the state through the development of three new data centers. The announcement was made by Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who was accompanied by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Midlothian on Friday.

The tech giant’s massive investment is the latest in a series of multibillion-dollar commitments by companies rushing to establish infrastructure capable of supporting advanced AI models. Google’s three new data centers will be situate

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