Amazon investing $1B in data center communities
First reported 2 Oct, 14:03 UTCUpdated 1d ago7 sources
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Amazon plans to invest $1 billion in communities where it builds data centers over the next five years, the company announced Friday. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant will put the funds toward free community college and workforce training for residents, as well as energy efficiency upgrades. “We understand why…
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Amazon said it will invest $1 billion over five years to support job education, energy affordability and other priorities in communities where its data centers are located.
Amazon plans to invest $1 billion in communities where it builds data centers over the next five years, the company announced Friday. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant will put the funds toward free community college and workforce training for residents, as well as energy efficiency upgrades. “We understand why…
Amazon announced Friday it will invest more than $1 billion over the next five years in communities that host its data centers across the United States.
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- Amazon will ditch data center NDAs and invest $1 billion in host communities as backlash grows (opens The Independent in a new tab)
An Amazon executive warned against the spread of what he believes is misinformation about data centers' impact and cited over 100 moratoriums being considered across the country
- Amazon investing $1B in data center communities (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Amazon plans to invest $1 billion in communities where it builds data centers over the next five years, the company announced Friday. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant will put the funds toward free community college and workforce training for residents, as well as energy efficiency upgrades. “We understand why…
- Amazon Pledges $1 Billion for Communities Around Data Centers (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
Amazon announced Friday it will invest more than $1 billion over the next five years in communities that host its data centers across the United States.
- Amazon vows to invest $1 billion in areas where it builds data centers (opens CBS News in a new tab)
Amazon said it will invest $1 billion over five years to support job education, energy affordability and other priorities in communities where its data centers are located.
- Amazon launches new data center commitments (opens Semafor in a new tab)
The tech giant vowed to publish its energy and water use annually, and spend more than $1 billion over five years on free community college, trades training, and home energy-efficiency upgrades in data center counties.
- Amazon vows US$1 billion for data centre towns, decries ‘myths’ (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
Amazon's “Built Together” programme will fund free community college degrees and trades training, among other things.
- America’s data center fight is a preview of what's to come for the rest of the world (opens CNBC in a new tab)
America’s fight over data centers is going global. Communities across Europe and Asia are pushing back over the rising costs of the AI infrastructure boom.
