Amazon strikes multibillion-dollar deal with Corning to power AI data centers in U.S.
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- Amazon is paying Corning billions of dollars for optical fiber to power and connect its rapidly expanding U.S. data centers, the latest megadeal featuring two companies at the center of the artificial intelligence boom.
- The agreement, announced Monday, will play out over several years and create 1,000 jobs at Corning's North Carolina factories, the companies said.
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Amazon is paying Corning billions of dollars for optical fiber to power and connect its rapidly expanding U.S. data centers, the latest megadeal featuring two companies at the center of the artificial intelligence boom.
The agreement, announced Monday, will play out over several years and create 1,000 jobs at Corning's North Carolina factories, the companies said. Corning's fiber optic cable and networking solutions are becoming essential elements of AI infrastructure because they enable fast connections between data centers and the racks and chips they house.