SoftBank Group will be the first to build a supercomputer with chips using Nvidia¡¯s new Blackwell design, a demonstration of the company¡¯s ambitions to catch up on artificial intelligence.
SoftBank¡¯s telecom unit plans to build Japan¡¯s most powerful AI supercomputer to support a wide range of local services, the two companies said. That computer will be based on Nvidia¡¯s DGX B200 product, which combines computer processors with what are known as AI accelerator chips. A follow-up effort will feature Grace Blackwell, a more advanced version.
Shares of SoftBank, Japan¡¯s No. 3 wireless carrier, reversed losses and rose 1.5% Wednesday. SoftBank Group, which comprises the conglomerate¡¯s investment teams, fell as much as 3.3%.
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