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TikTok to open $500m data centre in Ireland

by aogl on 8/6/20, 7:49 AM with 1 comments

  • by osullip on 8/6/20, 12:37 PM

    ...slated investment into the country of around €420M (~$497M), according to a blog post penned by global CISO, Roland Cloutier.

    ...“This investment in Ireland… will create hundreds of new jobs...

    Even at 999 new jobs, that is $420k per job.

    These statements need to be clearer. They want to setup in Ireland to minimise tax, not to create jobs.