Anthropic’s First Data Center in Japan Is a 500MW Bet on Osaka
NTT Data is close to a $6.3bn, 500MW data center for Anthropic in Osaka, the first dedicated site for the lab in Japan.
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NTT Data is close to a $6.3bn, 500MW data center for Anthropic in Osaka, the first dedicated site for the lab in Japan.
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