Asia's AI data center boom faces 'reality check' from public markets

Setbacks in Australian and South Korean IPOs show growing investor concerns Asian data center providers such as Singapore's DayOne and Australia's NextDC are suffering as investors grow skeptical of the AI infrastructure buildout. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty images and DayOne's website) TOKYO/CANBERRA -- Data center companies across Asia are facing growing investor scrutiny as a series of stalled initial public offerings and volatile stock market debuts raises questions about valuations in the booming infrastructure business.