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Google shuts down cloud project, says no plan to offer cloud services in China The project aimed to provide cloud services to customers and regulatory bodies around the world. Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it has shut down its cloud project named “Isolated Region†and added that it was not weighing options to offer its cloud platform in China. Earlier in the day, Bloomberg News reported, citing two employees, that Google had shelved the project in China and other politically sensitive countries in May, partly due to rising geopolitical tensions and the pandemic. The search engine giant, however, said...
