Google To Invest $1 Billion in Thailand To Build Data Center & Accelerate AI Growth

Thailand’s digital economy is the second-largest in Southeast Asia and is expected to reach $50 billion by 2025.

Google announced Monday it is investing 36 billion Thai baht, or $1 billion, into Thailand for the creation of a new data center and expansion of the country’s cloud infrastructure. The move marks a ramp-up of Google’s expansion in Asia, putting artificial intelligence at the heart of its international push at a time when it is facing intense competitio…