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SoftBank Plans AI Cloud Services in US to Tap Surging Demand

SoftBank Group and its telecommunications subsidiary intend to begin leasing artificial intelligence computing resources to companies in the United States starting in the next fiscal year. This expansion leverages the firm's existing data center pipeline to address the rising demand for high-performance infrastructure required for machine learning workloads.

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