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Masayoshi Son Dismisses Musk’s Orbital Data Centers Idea

Bloomberg Tech · Jun 23, 2026, 10:19 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son predicted that the AI race will be clinched by computing resources on Earth as he said there’s little merit to building data centers in space, as championed by Elon Musk. Neil Campling reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

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