NTT Data in talks over Anthropic data center in Osaka — Channel NewsAsia

Japan’s NTT Data Group, a unit of telecommunications corporation NTT, is in the final stage of negotiations to build a data center in Osaka, western Japan, for U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic. This was reported by Channel NewsAsia, citing Reuters, which cited Japanese business publication Nikkei and several sources. According to Nikkei, the data center could become Anthropic’s first dedicated facility in Japan. The cost of its construction could reach 1 trillion yen, or approximately $6.3 billion, the publication estimates. The planned capacity of the facility’s connection to the power grid will be up to 500 megawatts.

Also reported by Independent Journal Review.

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