Google announces £11 billion investment in AI hub in India

Google said its AI hub investment will include construction of a new international subsea gateway in India (Alamy/PA)

Google has announced it will invest 15 billion dollars (£11 billion) in India over the next five years to establish its first artificial intelligence (AI) hub in the country.

Located in the southern city of Visakhapatnam, the hub will be one of Google’s largest globally. It will feature gigawatt-scale data centre operations, extensive energy infrastructure and an expanded fibre-optic network, the company said in a statement.