Google to invest $7 billion in bet on post-pandemic office

Google says it is doubling down on the office.

The Alphabet Inc
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 unit said it would spend $7 billion this year on expanding its footprint of offices and data centers across the U.S., including pouring $1 billion into its home state of California. The search-engine giant said it would hire at least 10,000 new full-time staff over the course of the year in anticipation of a post-pandemic recovery in the U.S.