Microsoft Unveils ‘Largest-Ever’ Investment In Australia

This picture shows the Microsoft logo at the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) in Lille on January 28, 2020. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP)   Microsoft will invest $18 billion in Australia over the next three years, upgrading government cyber defence tools and supercomputers used for artificial intelligence, the company said Thursday. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said it was the US-based firm’s “largest-ever” investment in Australia. It follows a $3 billion investment Microsoft announced in 2023 to build a string of data centres across Australia. “Australia has an enormous opportunity to translate AI into real economic growth and societal benefit,” Nadella said while visiting Australia on a global tour touting Microsoft’s AI wares. The investment would be used to upgrade supercomputers used to churn through massive data sets, powering the development of artificial intelligence. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); Microsoft is also working with the Australian government to bolster its cybersecurity. “We want to make sure all Australians benefit from AI,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “Microsoft’s long-term investment in our national capability will help deliver on that plan — strengthening our cyber defences and creating opportunity for Australian workers and businesses.”   Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); Artificial Intelligence   READ ALSO: EU Unveils Plans To Tackle Energy Crisis Amid Mid-East War Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said this month it was sizing up data centre investments in Australia. With immense renewable energy potential and vast stretches of uninhabited land, Australia has billed itself as a prime location for the power-hungry data centres needed to power AI. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587060870-0"); });     AFP Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: AI Australia Microsoft More Stories Humans Far Behind As Robot Breaks Record At Beijing Half Marathon YouTube Suspends Pro-Iran Channel Posting Lego-Style Clips Mocking Trump Microsoft To Invest $10bn For Japan AI Data Centres /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.

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