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Orbital Data Centers Draw Skepticism From SoftBank's Son and Beyond
Elon Musk's push to build data centers in space is facing hard questions about cost, timing, and whether the idea serves AI's most urgent needs.
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Elon Musk's push to build data centers in space is facing hard questions about cost, timing, and whether the idea serves AI's most urgent needs.

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son waved off Elon Musk's vision of orbital AI data centers, insisting the race will be won by whoever builds computing power on Earth first.

SoftBank's 68-year-old founder Masayoshi Son says he will stay at the helm for another decade or more to chase artificial superintelligence, tearing up his earlier plan to retire before 70.