TikTok to Invest $3.8 Billion in Thai Data Center, Launching in 2026

TikTok, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, is investing $3.8 billion in a data hosting project in Thailand. The facility is expected to start operations in 2026.

The project, run through TikTok’s Singapore-based unit, will support its services across the region. It also aims to strengthen Thailand’s digital and AI infrastructure, helping the country become a leading digital hub in Southeast Asia.

This move follows major tech investments in Thailand by companies like Amazon Web Services ($5 billion) and Google ($1 billion). According to Thailand’s Board of Investment, TikTok’s new data center will create jobs, support local innovation, and boost the digital economy.

With this investment, TikTok plans to expand its e-commerce and content operations while securing a stronger infrastructure base in Asia

PlayStation Plus Free Games for May 2025 Revealed: Ark, Balatro, and Boltgun Headline Lineup

Preview of Ark: Survival Ascended, free on PS5 with PlayStation Plus Essential in May 2025. Sony has officially revealed the PlayStation Plus Essential games lineup for May 2025, offering a varied trio of titles available for free download from May 6 through June 2. This month’s offerings include Ark: Survival Ascended , Balatro , and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun , giving subscribers a mix of survival, strategy, and retro-inspired action. Ark: Survival Ascended leads the lineup as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. This is a remastered edition of the original survival game Ark: Survival Evolved , now rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. The new version introduces overhauled visuals, dynamic water physics, and revamped lighting. It also includes access to all previously released expansion maps such as Scorched Earth , Aberration , Extinction , and both parts of Genesis . Players can experience the game solo, with a friend via local split-screen, or in massive online multiplayer sessions that support up t...

RevisionSuccess and Sripatum University Forge AI-Powered Education Alliance

From left: Dr. Wirat Lertpaitoonpan, Vice President of Sripatum University; Dr. Rutchaneeporn Pookayaporn Phukkamarn, President of Sripatum University; Phonlawat Sirajindapirom, Founder and CEO of RevisionSuccess. On August 5, 2025, RevisionSuccess, a rising AI-powered education platform founded by young Thai innovators, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sripatum University in Bangkok. The agreement marks a major step toward combining artificial intelligence with academic expertise to make personalized and accessible learning a reality across the country. The signing ceremony brought together leaders from both organizations. Representing RevisionSuccess were Founder and CEO Phonlawat Sirajindapirom, Co-Founder and COO Phuwadit Sutthaporn, and Co-Founder and CMO Chotiwith Chotiheerunyasakaya, along with interns Prewitt Shah and Sadman Rahman Fiham from the company’s first recruitment program. Sripatum University was represented by President Dr. Rutchaneeporn Pookayaporn Phukkam...

Thai Students Launch AI Study App Making Real Impact in Classrooms

A student answers a quiz on the RevisionSuccess app, which uses AI to adapt study materials to individual learning needs. (Image credit: RevisionSuccess ) A group of high school students in Thailand is gaining national attention for creating an AI-powered study app that is helping their peers learn more efficiently. The app, called RevisionSuccess, was developed by a student team led by 16-year-old Phonlawat "Beam" Sirajindapirom, an incoming student at the Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation, Chulalongkorn University. The app is designed to convert study materials into personalized quizzes and flashcards using artificial intelligence, offering a smart and adaptive learning experience tailored to each user's needs. The idea for RevisionSuccess came from the students' own experiences with exam preparation. They wanted a faster and more effective way to review content and found that existing tools were either too basic or time-consuming. With the help of AI, ...

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