Meta Plans to Double Compute by 2027, Anchored by a $10B / 1-GW Canadian Data Center

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Reports (July 10) say Meta will roughly double compute capacity by 2027, including a ~$10B, 1-gigawatt data center in Alberta (its 33rd global facility) with a Samsung supplier agreement, plus a custom 'Iris' inference chip (Broadcom-designed, TSMC-made) targeting September 2026 production to complement — not replace — GPU purchases. Single aggregator source; figures unverified.