Meta will build its first large Canadian data center, a 1GW AI-optimized project in Alberta's Sturgeon County expected to cost approximately $9 billion and require two to three years. The initiative forms part of the company's accelerated AI infrastructure rollout even as it develops a cloud computing business aimed at selling surplus capacity.
Meta is racing to stand up AI facilities while competing with hyperscalers Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon.
It still lacks a proven route to earnings beyond digital advertising.
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