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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 and in strategic partnership

SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam and in strategic partnership with others like OpenAI. On Friday, the tech company confirmed it would pay $676 million for factory previously used by Sharp to build LCD panels to convert it into an artificial intelligence data center. Kate Park is a reporter at TechCrunch, with a focus on technology, startups and venture capital in Asia.

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