Microsoft to Invest €3.2 Billion in German AI Infrastructure
- President Brad Smith says investments planned over two years
- Microsoft is investing heavily in data centers to fuel AI boom
Microsoft is investing heavily in cloud infrastructure and data centers.
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Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith announced plans to invest €3.2 billion ($3.4 billion) over the next two years in German artificial intelligence infrastructure at an event with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as the technology giant seeks to build up its computing power in Europe.
“German companies are rapidly adapting AI related technologies,” Smith said at a press conference with Scholz in Berlin on Thursday. “We’re expanding our data processing centers in the region.”