$700m plan for 'hyperscale' data centre near Invercargill
An audacious plan has been unveiled to build a huge cloud computer data centre in North Makarewa in Southland, connected by two new subsea cables, at a total cost of about US$500m ($700m).
The United States “FAAMG” tech giants – Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft – would be able to use the facility to serve about 20 million customers across eastern Australia and New Zealand.
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
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Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.4% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20.1% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.5% Nah - not for me
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Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’
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