07:53 AM EST, 11/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT ) will invest $10 billion to build an artificial intelligence data center on Portugal's coast, news outlets reported Tuesday.

The data hub will be developed in Sines with Portuguese developer Start Campus and the UK's Nscale, Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Negocios reported, citing Microsoft ( MSFT ) President Brad Smith.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) has already signed a long-term deal to lease capacity at the Sines site as part of its push to expand infrastructure for artificial intelligence services, according to Bloomberg.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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