4 d. ago Data centres are booming in Malaysia’s Johor. Now comes the hard part – job creation

Talent creation, retention and lucrative pay offered by firms in neighbouring Singapore pose challenges to the state’s thriving sector.

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6 d. ago Microsoft abandons data centre projects in US and Europe, sparking oversupply fears

Microsoft’s retrenchment in the last six months included lease cancellations and deferrals, analysts at investment bank TD Cowen said.

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9 d. ago AI boom drives record loans for data centres in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia has become a data-centre hotspot as tech multinationals diversify beyond China amid geopolitical tensions.

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1 week ago SoftBank Group to acquire Ampere Computing in US$6.5 billion AI

Ampere makes data centre central processing unit (CPU) chips based on a computing architecture from Arm Holdings.

Economics

1 week ago Indonesia’s richest woman Marina Budiman loses half her wealth in 3 days

The president commissioner of Indonesia’s biggest data centre operator was sitting atop a US$7.5 billion fortune, until the stock crashed.

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2 w. ago China vows to boost domestic consumption and job creation in 2025

China vows to boost domestic consumption and job creation in 2025  Brasil de Fato

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3 w. ago ‘I can grant you a piece of land’: Hong Kong’s Paul Chan eyes AI, tech firms

Finance chief says firms with cutting-edge technology and strong job creation prospects can be given land to develop in Northern Metropolis.

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3 w. ago Data centres and Japan likely to remain Asia’s real estate darlings

Fierce demand for digital infrastructure and Japan’s stability will remain highly attractive to investors looking towards Asia.

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