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Microsoft To Invest $10 Billion In Japan For AI, Cyber Defense Expansion

  • BeauHD--Slashdot.org
  • published date: 2026-04-03 22:00:00 UTC

Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in Japan from 2026 to 2029 to expand AI infrastructure, boost local cloud capacity, train 1 million engineers and developers, and deepen cybersecurity cooperation with the Japanese government. Reuters reports: The investm…

The investment includes the training of 1 million engineers and developers by 2030, Microsoft said, which was unveiled during a visit to Tokyo by Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. In a statement, … [+559 chars]