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With Alphabet (GOOGL) and Elon Musk's SpaceX reportedly in talks about placing data centers in space, it appears that Google may indeed be serious about launching space-based systems to meet the needs of artificial intelligence (AI). That opportunity, along with several more promising initiatives that the tech giant is pursuing, makes GOOGL stock very attractive for long-term growth investors.
Here's what investors should know.