Google rules out Christmas Island data center as AI competition heats up

Google rules out Christmas Island data center as AI competition heats up

By Paul Smith
Publication Date: 2025-11-28 06:58:00

Tech giant Google will delay decisions on building local data center infrastructure to power its artificial intelligence and cloud computing services until next year, refuting reports that it is planning a large facility on Christmas Island.

Google’s Gemini AI service has achieved major performance gains in 2025. The release of its third model this month surprised the market by outperforming the latest offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic in almost all benchmarking tests.

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