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Why Malaysia is attracting the world’s biggest AI data centers
“Electricity is computing power,” said Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), predicting that global data center power demand will more than double by 2030. The trend toward hyperscale facilities is accelerating, with each data center in the Americas averaging 100MW of IT capacity, about twice the global average of 50MW. Malaysia has become a key hotspot for US and Chinese tech giants expanding their AI and cloud infrastructure, while Taiwan’s average load of just 7MW underscores its lag in large-scale AI development.
Foxconn’s Young Liu calls for regional supply chains and ‘game-changing’ AI strategy
At the Nikkei Forum in Tokyo, Young Liu, chairman of Foxconn Technology Group, said that rising geopolitical tensions between the US and China are forcing global manufacturers to rethink their business models and embrace new regional production strategies. He also urged companies to make generative AI a core part of their long-term strategy, calling it a “game changer” for the global industry.