Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $9.5 billion (roughly Rs. 72,345 crores) across its US offices and data centres this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time jobs in 2022. The company will open a new office in Atlanta this year and expand its data centre in Storey County, Nevada. Google will continue to invest in its home state of California and support affordable housing initiatives in the Bay Area. “It might seem counterintuitive to step up our investment in physical offices even as we embrace more flexibility in how we work. Yet we believe it’s more important than ever to invest in our campuses…,” said in a statement. Read More…