Great southern data centre: Is this the end of the world as we know it? (opens original article in a new tab)

A tech entrepreneur's plan to build a $5 billion data centre in Invercargill, New Zealand, faces skepticism due to its remote location, with a minister once jokingly referring to it as 'the end of the world.'

• The Datagrid AI centre in Makarewa will cost over $5 billion to construct and connect.
• Tech entrepreneur Rémi Galasso discussed his data centre plans with a New Zealand minister 10 years ago.
• The minister humorously questioned the location, referencing Invercargill as 'the end of the world.'