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Google starts building £790m site in Hertfordshire


The tech giant plans to use significant heat from the data centre to heat homes in the area.

Google stressed it was too early to say how many jobs would be created but it would need engineers, project managers, data centre technicians, electricians, catering and security personnel. Image caption, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed the investment as proof the UK has "huge potential" as a technology hub Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who was at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, added: "From business conducted online to advancements in healthcare, every growing economy relies on data centres.

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