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Amazon to Invest Nearly $13 Billion in Data Centers in Australia

The plan marks Australia’s largest publicly-announced investment from a global technology provider

AWS, Amazon’s cloud-computing arm, has trained over 400,000 people in Australia since 2017 to develop digital skills
AWS, Amazon’s cloud-computing arm, has trained over 400,000 people in Australia since 2017 to develop digital skills Photo: kazuhiro nogi/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Amazon plans to invest about $13 billion to expand its Australian data center infrastructure, as it seeks to meet the boom in global demand for artificial-intelligence computing.

The investment of 20 billion Australian dollars, the equivalent of $12.97 billion, through 2029 will strengthen the country’s cloud computing and AI capabilities to support strong demand from customers, the Seattle-based tech giant said Saturday.

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