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Microsoft and Nvidia-backed AI consortium buys Aligned Data Centers for $40B

An artificial intelligence infrastructure consortium led by Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and BlackRock Inc. today announced it’s planning to buy Aligned Data Centers LLC in a deal valued at approximately $40 billion. It’s one of the largest-ever acquisitions of data centers, designed to secure vast and highly-coveted AI computing capacity for the consortium’s members. The [.] The post Microsoft and Nvidia-backed AI consortium buys Aligned Data Centers for $40B appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

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Inside Japan’s Great Transformation: Mazda’s Five-Year Reform Plan

Mazda, the automaker synonymous with Hiroshima a prefecture of 2. 7 million people is fighting to reinvent itself from within as the global automobile industry undergoes a once-in-a-century transformation. The company is launching a five-year internal reform to reshape its corporate culture and stay competitive amid the global shift to electric and eco-friendly vehicles.