Microsoft to invest US$2.2bil in cloud and AI services in Malaysia

Microsoft Corp chief executive officer Satya Nadella. — Bloomberg

KUALA LUMPUR: Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to support the country's digital transformation, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

Microsoft's announcement came as chief executive Satya Nadella visited Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, part of a tour in Southeast Asia to promote the U.S. company's generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology.