{
  "id": 19262115,
  "title": "SoftBank, Grab and Petros to build ‘among Asia’s largest’ AI facilities in Malaysia with US$1.85b seed capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/softbank-grab-and-petros-to-build-among-asias-largest-ai-facilities",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-10T01:29:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/11/10/softbank-grab-and-petros-to-build-among-asias-largest-ai-facilities-in-malaysia-with-us185b-seed-capital/242645"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SoftBank Group Corp and Grab Holdings Ltd have signed joint development agreements to invest US$1.85 billion in building AI infrastructure in Malaysia, with Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) contributing US$100 million. This investment is part of a multi-year plan to develop AI compute capacity across Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, with a long-term target of five gigawatts or more. The facilities are expected to be among Asia's largest AI infrastructure once fully operational, providing governments, multinational companies, and small businesses with reliable access to advanced computing capabilities. The projects will be developed in collaboration with Malaysia's Federal Government and Sarawak government, aligning with the National AI Action Plan 2026-2030 and Sarawak's long-term development aspirations.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Softbank, Grab Announce US$1.85 Bln Initial Seed Capital For Malaysia's AI Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/world-softbank-grab-announce-us-1-85-bln-initial-seed-capital-for",
        "published": "2026-11-09T22:37:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "SoftBank, Grab plan $1.8b AI infrastructure in Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/softbank-grab-plan-1-8b-ai-infrastructure-in-malaysia",
        "published": "2026-11-10T00:02:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}