REALTIME NEWS

SoftBank rejects space data centers and commits to Earth-based AI compute

Jenchieh Chiang, Taipei

Jun 24, 2026, 07:02 0

Credit: DIGITIMES

SoftBank Group said it will prioritize building large-scale terrestrial AI data-center capacity rather than pursuing space-based data centers, with founder Masayoshi Son arguing that the decisive advantage in artificial intelligence will come from compute...

The article requires paid subscription. Subscribe Now

Email address

Password

Keep me signed in

Keep me signed in

Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in information so they do not have to enter their User ID and Password each time they visit the site. To activate this function, check the 'Keep me signed in' box in the log-in section. This will save the password on the computer you're using to access the site.

Note: If you choose to use the log-out feature, you will lose your saved information. This means you will be required to log-in the next time you visit our site.