Google commits $15 billion to expand its Malaysia data center footprint
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The pledge builds on a Selangor cloud region, a Port Dickson campus and a water project as Southeast Asia's demand for AI compute climbs Google will invest $15 billion to expand its data centers in Malaysia. That is a big number for a country that, until recently, had no Google data center at all. The scale-up is easier to appreciate with the starting point in view. On May 30, 2024, Google pledged $2 billion to build its first Malaysian data center and Google Cloud region at Elmina Business Park in Selangor. Crews broke ground on that site in October 2024.
Source: Crypto Briefing
