They never managed to establish themselves in Australasia. They're not tool-users like humans, and have never gotten comfortable with either boats or large bodies of water, so they never crossed the ocean to get to the last major continent.

You got cut off at sometimes means squares ar.

Possibly someplace a little more remote than Palo Alto, or a place connected to more remote off-site facilities. It's a detail that can come later in the drafting process.