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SoftBank donated 50 million dollars to Trump's library months before data center contract
SoftBank donated 50 million dollars to Donald Trump's presidential library in January, and announced just months later that it would build the world's largest AI data center on federal land in Portsmouth, Ohio. SB Energy, SoftBank's subsidiary, is also set to build a 9.2 gigawatt gas-fired power plant to supply the data center.
WHY IT MATTERS
The donation and its timing raise questions about potential influence on federal procurement contracts. The data center project represents a massive investment in AI infrastructure under the current U.S. administration.
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