{"id":241552,"date":"2026-07-09T00:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/meta-plans-billions-for-first-ai-data-center-in-canada-largest-outside-the-us\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T01:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:50:09","slug":"meta-plans-billions-for-first-ai-data-center-in-canada-largest-outside-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/meta-plans-billions-for-first-ai-data-center-in-canada-largest-outside-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta plans billions for first AI data center in Canada, largest outside the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Business\/wireStory\/meta-plans-billions-ai-data-center-canada-largest-134599604\">Meta plans billions for first AI data center in Canada, largest outside the US<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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