Asia's AI data center boom faces public-market reality check

Asian data center firms face growing investor scrutiny: Firmus scrapped a $5 billion Australian IPO, NextDC shares fell 40% after a power backlash, and SK Hynix abandoned a US unit IPO citing volatility, signaling doubts over AI infrastructure valuations.

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