Google will build a data center near Rochester – MinnPost

Google announced on Tuesday that this is the case building a data center in Pine Island, Minnesota. near Rochester. The tech giant is working with Xcel Energy on the project, and says it will pay all costs related to electricity (the agreement still needs approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission). “Google’s data center on Pine Island will be used to support Google’s data center core services, such as Workspace, Search, YouTube and Maps, according to a press release,” Fox9 reports. “Our commitment to Minnesota goes beyond building infrastructure; it’s about being a responsible partner, neighbor and… a good citizen of the net,” said Amanda Peterson Corio, head of Data Center Energy at Google, in a statement

Singer, medical researcher, ICU nurse, outdoor adventurer. The Minnesota Star Tribune has a long profile by The life of Alex Pretti before bursting into the national spotlight as the second Minneapolis observer killed by an immigration agent. “Outside of work, Pretti’s desire for action translated into activism.”

Brooklyn Center police shot and killed a man Monday afternoon WHO Minneapolis police say he killed two of his cousins ​​earlier in the day, immediately after getting out of jail. “Brooklyn Center Police said they were called to businesses on Brooklyn Boulevard shortly before 4 p.m. after reports of a man brandishing a gun. Police said “gunfire was exchanged” and the man was hit.The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.

Stand With Minnesota, the mutual aid clearinghouse organized by Ashley Fairbanks that MinnPost reported on earlier this month, has raised over $20 million dollars for Minnesotans affected by Operation Metro Surge. The Guardian has a Q&A with Fairbanks, where she again emphasized the need for rent relief. “Everything else we can rebuild. There is other help. But with rent, no one comes to save themshe said.

Time to choose your favorite: Sled Zeppelin, every day I’m shoveling, oh, because of the wet snowand so on. Bring Me the News has a complete of the winners of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) annual Name a Snowplow contest.

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