New York (CNN Money) Big Tech's expansion outside of Silicon Valley continues: Google announced Monday it will invest more than $1 billion to double its workforce in New York City. In a blog post , Google said it will expand into three office buildings near the Hudson River in lower Manhattan. Google said it will expand into three office buildings near the Hudson River in lower Manhattan. Ruth Porat, Google's chief financial officer, said Google is now growing faster outside the San Francisco Bay area than in it. Earlier this year, Google opened offices and data centers in Detroit, Los Angeles, Boulder, Colorado, Tennessee and Alabama.

Source: CNN December 17, 2018 13:07 UTC