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Masayoshi Son Dismisses Musk’s Orbital Data Centers Idea

Masayoshi Son Dismisses Musk’s Orbital Data Centers Idea
Bloomberg Technology Tuesday 23 June 2026, 10:19 UTC 1 min read
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Jun 23rd, 2026 Masayoshi Son Dismisses Musk’s Orbital Data Centers Idea 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.

Jun 23rd, 2026 Masayoshi Son Dismisses Musk’s Orbital Data Centers Idea 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. [Image text:] Bloomberg Brief MASAYOSHISONDISMISSESORBITALDATA CENTERS
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