EDMONTON — Facebook and Instagram's parent company, Meta Platforms, is set to invest roughly $13 billion towards an artificial intelligence data centre in Sturgeon County, according to Western Standard sources.The news comes ahead of Premier Danielle Smith's news conference scheduled for Wednesday, in which the UCP government will announce a "major investment" in Alberta's technology and AI sector. Meta's investment would make the latest funding poored into Alberta's technology centre, as Smith continues to push for Alberta to become a meaningful player in the global AI race. Juno was the first to break the news of the Meta investment.Updates to come...
