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Nvidia Reduces Financial Commitment for OpenAI Ohio Project
Nvidia has scaled back its financial guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data center project to under $120 billion following investor concerns over large infrastructure commitments.

Nvidia Partners with Global Operators to Deploy Telecom AI Agents
Nvidia has partnered with SoftBank and NTT Data to develop autonomous telecom AI agents, aiming to transition network operations from manual tasks to fully self-managing systems.

Arm Launches Its First In-House Chip in 35-Year History, Targeting AI Data Centers
Arm Holdings unveiled the Arm AGI CPU at a San Francisco event, marking the company’s first self-manufactured chip in its 35-year history. Meta is the chip’s first customer, with OpenAI, Cerebras, and Cloudflare listed as launch partners.

SKT and Ericsson Partner on 6G Research Through 2031, While SoftBank Cuts Antenna Power Use
SK Telecom and Ericsson signed a joint 6G and 5G research agreement running through 2031. Separately, SoftBank and AGC reported antenna simplification that cuts base station power use by up to one-eighth.

SoftBank Unveils Telco AI Cloud Platform at MWC26 Barcelona
SoftBank Corp unveiled its Telco AI Cloud platform at MWC26 Barcelona, integrating distributed GPU resources and AI-RAN orchestration to transform telecom networks into AI-native infrastructures.

SambaNova Unveils SN50 AI Chip with 5X Speed Boost and Intel Partnership
SambaNova launches SN50 AI chip with 5X speed advantage, announces Intel partnership and $350M+ Series E funding. SoftBank to deploy in Japan data centers.

SBTS and ZIM Connections Launch Travel eSIM Service for Global Travelers
SBTS and ZIM Connections launch innovative travel eSIM service for global travelers, starting with Japan market and leveraging SoftBank’s network infrastructure.
