Data centres

Vietnam’s data-centre investment rush faces reality check on power and site constraints

2026-09-28T02:52:57.000Z
As data centres grapple with terrestrial opposition and physical limits, having them in space is becoming increasingly attractive.

Google takes the AI data centre race to outer space

2026-09-24T14:27:32.000Z
Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How, in his keynote address at the Asia-Pacific Finance Forum, said: “Our ambition is not maximum compute; it is maximum value from compute.” 

Singapore to prioritise high-value AI infrastructure as Asean markets play to their strengths: Tan Kiat How

2026-09-24T03:37:18.000Z
The Chinese e-commerce leader will set up its first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands over the next 12 months.

Alibaba to add data centres in Europe, Middle East amid AI push, US-China tech race

2026-09-23T04:04:02.000Z
The new Macs are aimed at more intense AI tasks such as writing code or carrying out complex business work without paying for “tokens”.

Apple, armed with new Macs, is taking on Microsoft and Nvidia in a rush to lower AI costs

2026-09-22T13:28:19.000Z
Alibaba’s current flagship model, Qwen 3.8 Max, has 2.4 trillion parameters, meaning the planned model would be roughly two to four times larger.

Alibaba unveils sweeping strategy encompassing AI models, chips and data centres

2026-09-22T11:22:42.000Z
Under new rules in Victoria, data centres will not be allowed in residential areas, with a mandatory buffer zone of 150 m from any houses. 

Australia’s Victoria state bans data centres from residential areas amid growing opposition

2026-09-22T01:05:33.000Z
The EU wants to treble its data centre capacity over the next seven years to support the rapid development of AI.

EU to require data centres to disclose energy and water efficiency

2026-09-21T12:26:04.000Z
Chip financing is emerging as the next frontier for AI lenders, as banks and private credit expand beyond data centres to the hardware that powers them. 

Nvidia partner GMI Cloud seeks US$300 million loan to buy chips for Thai site

2026-09-17T03:27:12.000Z
With a data centre boom under way, semiconductor, tech and digital players are racing to get a piece of the growing AI pie.
INSIDE ASEAN: MALAYSIA

Beyond servers: Malaysia targets bigger share of AI economy

2026-09-16T23:00:00.000Z