- SoftBank is acquiring data center investor DigitalBridge for $4 billion.
- SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the deal supports global growth in data centers and connectivity.
- The move highlights SoftBank’s strategy to control key infrastructure for AI.
SoftBank said it will acquire digital infrastructure investor DigitalBridge for about $4 billion.
The Japanese conglomerate said it is doubling down on building the data centers, connectivity, and power needed to support AI at a global scale.
“As AI transforms industries worldwide, we need more compute, connectivity, power, and scalable infrastructure,” said Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group.
The deal underscores SoftBank’s push to control more of the physical infrastructure behind AI as competition for computing resources intensifies.
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