The Brief

Meta will invest $1.5 billion to build a new AI data center in El Paso.

The center will support about 100 operational jobs and up to 1,800 construction jobs.

This marks Meta's third data center in Texas, bringing its total investment in the state to $10 billion.

EL PASO, Texas - Social media giant Meta announced their plans Wednesday to increase their Texas spending by $1.5 billion to construct a new AI data center.

The center, set to be built in El Paso, will support about 100 new jobs, the corporation said in their release .

New Texas Meta center

What we know:

The company's 29th data center will be capable of scaling to 1GW, and is planned to help Meta deliver top-tier AI models as they "build toward superintelligence."

The center will be their third in Texas

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