"Datacenters spread thick and fast across the US and UK in 2025. In 2026, the multitrillion-dollar project of building the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence is poised to expand across the globe. Look no further than a story published in the New York Times the day after Christmas, which catalogues the huge investments tech giants have begun pouring into India for a build-out expected to take place over the next five years."
"Microsoft committed $17.5bn to constructing new datacenters in India at an event earlier this month. Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, didn't even have time to leave the stage during that announcement before rival Amazon declared it would spend $35bn on its own datacenters in the country, according to the Times. Google inked a $15bn partnership for the same thing with two Indian mega-conglomerates a month prior, and Meta, not to be outdone, is building a datacenter near Google's planned site."
Datacenter construction for artificial intelligence is expanding rapidly beyond the US and UK into India and Southeast Asia, driven by massive corporate commitments. Microsoft pledged $17.5 billion for new Indian datacenters, Amazon announced $35 billion, and Google signed a $15 billion partnership with Indian conglomerates; Meta is building a datacenter nearby. Analysts predict double-digit growth in datacenters and computing capacity across Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, while Singapore already hosts many facilities. The build-out forms part of a multitrillion-dollar effort to supply AI computing. Additional trends include growing billionaire wealth, targeted workplace AI adoption, expanded self-driving deployments, and new consumer tech forms.
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