SoftBank Group, also known as SoftBank Group Corp, is a publicly owned company headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1981, it operates with approximately 500 employees, specializing in IT services and IT consulting. The SoftBank Group functions as a holding company, SoftBank Group Corp. (TOKYO: 9984), for its global portfolio of companies that include telecommunications, Internet services, AI, smart robotics, IoT, and clean energy technology providers. Arm Limited, a semiconductor IP company, joined the SoftBank Group in September 2016.
Masayoshi Son's vision for a massive $500 billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center complex in Ohio emphasizes the critical need for electricity to power AI, rather than focusing solely on performance. On March 22, SoftBank announced its $500 billion plan to construct this AI data center in Piketon, Ohio. The company highlighted the project as the largest construction endeavor in U.S. history, expected to significantly enhance America's standing in AI. This announcement followed Son’s formal launch of the AI data center plan on March 20 (local time), during which he attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant in Piketon, Ohio. Concurrently, Son established the "Portsmouth Consortium," uniting corporations participating in the data center and power plant projects with a Japan–U.S. consortium.
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