Google ended nearly two weeks of speculation about an enormous floating barge in San Francisco Bay, saying it would be “an interactive space” for learning about technology.<\/p>\n
A Google spokesperson dismissed wild conjecture about the barge, which was spotted last month by the technology news blog CNET, which spurred rumors by calling it a “secret project.”<\/p>\n
Early reports said it might be a floating data center, and others said the four-story-tall structure might be a party space.<\/p>\n
“A floating data center? A wild party boat? A barge housing the last remaining dinosaur?” the spokesperson said in the statement emailed to AFP.<\/p>\n
“Sadly, none of the above. Although it’s still early days and things may change, we’re exploring using the barge as an interactive space where people can learn about new technology.”<\/p>\n
The barge is located off Treasure Island, an artificial island between San Francisco and Oakland in the San Francisco Bay.<\/p>\n
CNET said the barge is 250 feet (76 meters) long, 72 feet (22 meters) wide and 16 feet (4.8 meters) deep.<\/p>\n
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