Tokyo, Dec 30, 2025 (AFP) - Japan's SoftBank in $4bln AI deal to buy DigitalBridge

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Japan's SoftBank said it is buying US data centre investor DigitalBridge in a deal worth around $4 billion, the latest acquisition in founder Masayoshi Son's push to become a major player in AI. The past year has seen colossal investments in infrastructure needed to provide the computing power for artificial intelligence (AI), while share prices in the sector -- including SoftBank's -- have ballooned. "SoftBank Group's mission is to realise Artif......

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