In this photo provided by Malaysias Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, center, talks with Alphabet Inc. Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat in New York, NY., on Sept. 2023. Google pledged Thursday, May 30, 2024, to commit $2 billion in Malaysia, including building its first data center and Google Cloud region in its biggest planned investment in the Southeast Asian country.(Malaysias Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry via AP)
KUALA LUMPUR – Google plans to invest $2 billion in Malaysia, developing its first data center and a Google Cloud hub in the latest big foray by a U.S. tech giant in the Southeast Asian country.
The news follows Microsoft’s recent announcement that it would put $2.2 billion over the next four years into building Malaysia’s new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim…
