ByteDance builds $39B data center complex in Brazil
Source: Bloomberg (paywall)
ByteDance is building its first large-scale AI infrastructure outside China—a 1GW facility in a Brazilian free-trade zone that sidesteps tariffs while letting the company train models and serve TikTok's 150M+ regional users without triggering U.S. export controls or Chinese state oversight. Other Chinese tech giants are expected to follow the template.