TOKYO -- SoftBank Corp. has obtained exclusive negotiating rights with Sharp to purchase a portion of the land and facilities where the Japanese electronics manufacturer makes panels for TVs in Sakai, Osaka prefecture, Nikkei has learned.
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SoftBank in talks to buy part of Sharp factory site for AI data center
Large facility with high-performance chips can be leased to others
SoftBank will negotiate the purchase of part of a Sharp electronics factory site to build a large data center for AI applications. The price of the acquisition has yet to be determined.
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