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PR to appease the administration I guess


Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Virginia and an article referencing Sundar at the White House.

Seems pretty clear to me :)

EDIT: to be clear, I think investing in struggling, predominately red states is totally fine and good. I'm more taking issue with the way this information is presented. The red/blue text gradient, the "investing in America" focus, etc. It feels specifically crafted to appeal to a certain mindset. Contrast this with, say, the roll-out of Google Fiber in Kansas, etc. where the focus was on technology not patriotism.


No investments in California? What are we, dog-meat?


What, the 4th biggest economy in the world needs an investment? Aren’t they supposed to be the investors?


What is Mountain View if not Google's largest investment of all?


What, the biggest economy in the world (US) needs an investment?


Sure doesn’t.


Bonus: The locals pay higher utility bills thanks to the “investment”.


Bingo. There's little to no employment creation here besides some temporary construction jobs. I hope these governors cry foul.


I think all elected officials plug their ears when they hear this.

I know the governors of Wyoming gave land away to NCAR and Microsoft talking about how they were going to "diversify Wyoming's economy," and then every employee of those data centers was a contractor out of Colorado. The current governor has kept up the hype, now claiming that AI will be good for the local energy companies despite the fact that the proposed centers are going to be connected to out-of-state energy pipelines.

When you look at top campaign contributions and see Google and Microsoft at the top, you understand why the gubernatorial class keeps their ears plugged.


Bend the knee for complete appeasement


'This is totally normal'




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