SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan
SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam ...
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SoftBank buys former Sharp factory for $676m to build AI data center in Osaka, Japan
SoftBank is set to buy a former Sharp factory for $676 million to convert it into an AI data center in its home market of ...
SoftBank to acquire semiconductor designer Ampere in $6.5B all-cash deal
SoftBank Group announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a chip designer founded by former Intel executive Renee James, through a $6.5 billion all-cash deal as a strategic move to ...
Softbank's AI Data Center, Block's AI Boost, Altman's Warning, Nvidia's Valuation Drop, And Apple's Fumble: This Week In Artificial Intelligence
The week was rife with significant developments in the tech world, particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Softbank to build world's first AI agent data center with OpenAI at Sharp's Sakai factory
SoftBank announced the acquisition of part of Sharp's Sakai Display Products (SDP) factory in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, for ...
SoftBank, OpenAI to build AI data centre in Japan, Nikkei reports
SoftBank plans to transform a former Sharp LCD panel plant in Japan into a data centre for operating artificial intelligence ...
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SoftBank Corp. president links AI strategy to national strength
TOKYO -- "Competitiveness in artificial intelligence is directly linked to a country's strength," SoftBank Corp. President Junichi Miyakawa told Nikkei recently, expressing a view that lies behind the ...
SoftBank To Build $676 Million AI Data Center In Japan, Linked To OpenAI Partnership
SoftBank announced a deal with Sharp to acquire assets for 100 billion yen to build a large-scale AI data center, aiming to ...
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AI infra brief: From OpenAI, Chevron, Iron Mountain and more
In today's AI infrastructure news, OpenAI and SoftBank plan to convert a former Sharp LCD plant in Osaka into a large-scale ...