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Google to build new AI datacentre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal

AlphabetNovember 7, 2025
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Google to build new AI datacentre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal
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Google plans to build a large AI data centre on Australia‘s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.

Plans for the data centre on the tiny island located 350km south of Indonesia have not previously been reported, and many details including its projected size, cost and potential uses, remain secret.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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