Tech Giants Start to Treat Southeast Asia Like Next Big Thing
- Long-ignored region is attracting data center, AI investments
- Amazon, Microsoft among firms pledging billions of dollars
The advent of AI is spurring tech leaders to pursue new sources of growth, laying the digital infrastructure of the region’s future.
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Long considered a tech hinterland, Southeast Asia is fast emerging as a center of gravity for the industry.
The CEOs of Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. are among the industry chieftains who’ve swung through the region in past months, committing billions of dollars in investment and holding forth with heads of state from Indonesia to Malaysia. Amazon.com Inc. just this week took over a giant conference hall in downtown Singapore to unfurl a $9 billion investment plan before a thousands-strong audience cheering and waving glow sticks.