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Nickie Louise @ Startups News · today 11:28 EDT

Alphabet to acquire data center and Energy Firm Intersect for $4.75B to Accelerate U.S. AI Infrastructure Buildout

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said Monday it has agreed to acquire Intersect, a data center and energy infrastructure developer, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of debt. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of ...

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