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Attendees during a media event at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Alphabet Inc.'s Google plans to invest $40 billion in three new Texas data centers, ramping up its footprint as competitors such as OpenAI and Anthropic PBC map out their own multibillion-dollar bets in the state.Photographer: Jonathan Johnson/Bloomberg

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By Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway

December 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM UTC

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