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软银(SFTBY.US)3.75亿美元收购富士康美国电动汽车工厂 以加速“星际之门”项目进展

Group 1 - SoftBank has acquired Foxconn's electric vehicle factory in Ohio to initiate the $500 billion "Stargate" data center project in collaboration with OpenAI and Oracle [1] - Foxconn's parent company, Hon Hai Precision, agreed to sell the factory for $375 million, with SoftBank identified as the buyer [1] - Hon Hai Precision's involvement is expected to support SoftBank's founder Masayoshi Son in capitalizing on the growing AI hardware investment wave [1] Group 2 - SoftBank and Foxconn previously collaborated on the humanoid robot "Pepper" and have established a joint venture to build data centers and manufacturing projects in the U.S., each investing $735 million [2] - SoftBank is evaluating multiple potential sites for the "Stargate" project, considering factors like water supply, electricity, and communication network access [2] - The company has acknowledged that the timeline for launching the "Stargate" project is longer than anticipated, with CFO Yoshimitsu Goto indicating slow progress [2] Group 3 - OpenAI is advancing other "Stargate" branded data center projects, including one in Abilene, Texas, which started before the announcement of the "Stargate" project [3] - OpenAI has announced a collaboration with Nscale and Aker to build a project named "Stargate Norway," marking its first data center initiative in Europe [3] - OpenAI also revealed the "Stargate UAE" project just over two months ago, expanding its international footprint [3]