Google reportedly planning a brand new Silicon Valley campus with a {hardware} heart

Google plans one other campus in Silicon Valley which can embody a brand new heart for a few of its {hardware} merchandise, CNBC reported. Google has been shopping for up land in northern San Jose, California, spending greater than $389 million on what preliminary plans present will embody a analysis and growth heart, in keeping with CNBC.

The campus, which it calls Midpoint, shall be positioned between Google’s present Mountain View headquarters and its mixed-use campus in San Jose. Midpoint can have 5 workplace buildings linked by a pedestrian bridge, and shall be adjoining to a few industrial buildings that planning paperwork present will function a hub for its {hardware} division, together with its Nest good dwelling merchandise. The paperwork additionally present that Google has been planning the Midpoint website since 2018, CNBC reported.

Google didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark Saturday, however a campus that has more room devoted to {hardware} is smart, given what executives have mentioned lately. The firm’s {hardware} chief Rick Osterloh has mentioned Google is able to begin grabbing market share within the {hardware} area. As The Verge’s Dieter Bohn famous after a current go to to Mountain View for a peek on the Pixel 6, Google’s flagship cellphone has tiny market share in comparison with Apple and Samsung.