--- title: SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son picks Malaysia for $50bn of AI... description: Malaysia's prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son plans $50bn of investment in AI, new technology and data centres in the country.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/softbank-s-masayoshi-son-picks-malaysia-for-50bn-of-ai-investment-anwar-says-8zsuxhn5r twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son picks Malaysia for $50bn of AI investment, Anwar says | daily.dev og:description: Malaysia's prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son plans $50bn of investment in AI, new technology and data centres in the country.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/softbank-s-masayoshi-son-picks-malaysia-for-50bn-of-ai-investment-anwar-says-8zsuxhn5r og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8zSUxHN5r.png og:image:alt: SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son picks Malaysia for $50bn of AI investment, Anwar says og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son picks Malaysia for $50bn of AI investment, Anwar says **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Malaysia's prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son plans $50bn of investment in AI, new technology and data centres in the country. Anwar said Son told him this during a video call, naming Sarawak, Kuching and the peninsula as the places he chose to expand his investment. SoftBank itself has not confirmed the figure in any press release since October 8. That day it signed a framework agreement in Kuching with Grab and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad to explore an AI and digital infrastructure platform, though it names no dollar amount. Nikkei Asia, according to Fortune, reported SoftBank is expected to fund only part of the $50bn, with financing and other partners covering the rest, though TNW has not verified that report. Son has been funding his AI bets with a new $60bn bond and loans secured on its OpenAI stake. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much is SoftBank planning to invest in AI and data centers in Malaysia? Malaysia's prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son plans $50bn of investment in AI, new technology and data centres across Sarawak, Kuching and the Malaysian peninsula. SoftBank itself has not confirmed this figure in any press release. Nikkei Asia reported SoftBank would fund only part of the $50bn, with financing and other partners covering the rest. _Track how reported AI infrastructure bets like this one actually materialize by following the story on daily.dev._ ### What did SoftBank actually sign with Grab and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad? SoftBank signed a framework agreement in Kuching on October 8 with ride-hailing company Grab and state energy firm Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) to explore building an AI and digital infrastructure platform in Sarawak. The agreement covers AI compute, robotics and local workforce development but names no dollar amount and does not commit any party to final deals. _Developers weighing regional AI infrastructure plans can follow these deals as they firm up on daily.dev._ ### How is SoftBank's Masayoshi Son funding his AI investments? Masayoshi Son has been funding SoftBank's AI bets partly through a new $60bn bond and loans secured against SoftBank's OpenAI stake. This financing approach supports SoftBank's broader AI infrastructure push, including the reported $50bn Malaysia plan covering AI, new technology and data centres. _Anyone tracking OpenAI's ecosystem and its backers' financing moves can follow updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [SoftBank’s Son says calling AI a bubble is ‘an insult’](https://daily.dev/posts/softbank-s-son-says-calling-ai-a-bubble-is-an-insult--mbtouerah) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [SoftBank is investing €75 billion to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centres in France. 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