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Amazon announced it will invest €15.7 billion ($16.9 billion) in the Spanish branch of Amazon Web Services (AWS). The retail and cloud goliath didn't specify exactly what all those billions of euros would be spent on, but Amazon's announcement claims the dosh will support 17,500 full-time jobs. "Jobs will be supported across …

  1. Dan 55 Silver badge

    "Amazon expects to be water positive"

    Big Tech has decided to disrupt the laws of chemistry and physics as well as mere laws about data protection.

    1. Fruit and Nutcase Silver badge

      Re: "Amazon expects to be water positive"

      They could harvest rainwater at the site and add that to the DC outflow rather than the waste water

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: "Amazon expects to be water positive"

        The south of Aragon is a desert. The north of Aragon is in its second year of drought.

        1. werdsmith Silver badge

          Re: "Amazon expects to be water positive"

          The rain in Spain stays mainly in Asturias, in Oviedo and Gijon where brollies are essential.

    2. UnknownUnknown

      Re: "Amazon expects to be water positive"

      Fixing municipal pipes is not being water positive, it’s addressing water negativity.

      Green -washing the .. er water (irony intended).

  2. CowHorseFrog Silver badge

    Heres a crazy idea, maybe Europe should force a minimum corporate tax rate on all businessses especially big tech.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Payable in the territory where the revenue is booked. No made up ‘licencing’ horseshit like Starbucks do.

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