Microsoft said its cloud-computing business will continue to grow slowly in the current quarter as the company struggles to build enough data centers to handle demand for its artificial intelligence products.

Microsoft is doubling down on its investments in Malaysia with the acquisition of an additional plot of land near the Singapore border from Crescendo Corp.—a real estate developer controlled by palm oil tycoon Gooi Seong Lim—as the U.

While local officials discuss the economic benefits, some farmers worry about the long-term impact on agriculture and rising costs.

Microsoft has purchased another 240 acres of land in Wisconsin for data center projects. The city this week confirmed the sale of land northwest of Interstate 94 and Highway 142 to Microsoft. The land in question is nearby to Microsoft's existing Mount Pleasant project, construction on which was " paused " at the start of this year.

Microsoft's presence in southeast Wisconsin is growing, as the company plans to build a data center in Kenosha.

Microsoft has acquired 240 acres in the City of Kenosha for a data center, city officials said Monday. Few details were made public, but the project would be in addition to the $3.3 billion center the company has under construction in Mount Pleasant in Racine County.