Google announces $2bn investment in Malaysia, as gov’t hails 26,500 jobs. Tech giant says investment in Southeast Asian country will ‘pave the way for delivering the transformative power of AI’.

Google has announced a $2bn investment to develop its first data centre and Google Cloud region in the country. The new data centre will help power Google services such as Maps, Search and ...

chain45154/Getty Images. Google has unveiled plans to invest $2 billion in Malaysia, where it is looking to build its first data center and drive local capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI).

Porat added that the investment will be Google's largest yet in Malaysia in its 13 years of operation there. The data center will power Google's digital services, such as Search, Maps, and ...

Google has invested US$2 billion in Malaysia to accelerate digital transformation in the country. This includes the development of its first Google data center and Google Cloud region in the country.