Microsoft has paid a family in Wisconsin $76 million to purchase 407 acres of its land, which includes a pumpkin farm attraction. Microsoft plans to use the land to build a data center.
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Microsoft has committed $3.2B to expand its cloud and AI capabilities in Australia. The investment will increase data center capacity by 250% and train 300,000 Australians in critical digital skills.
An under-construction Microsoft data center is itself at the center of a fight between the company and local Dutch farmers, who fear that it could create higher nitrogen emissions and other problems.