SoftBankによるTrumpへの$50Mの贈与、巨大AIデータセンター取引に先行
SoftBankはAIデータセンター向けの連邦土地リースを確保する数ヶ月前、Trumpのライブラリに$50Mを寄付しており、議員らの間で賄賂に関する懸念が高まっている。
lawmakers are questioning softbank's timing after the company admitted donating $50 million to the trump presidential library in january, just two months before announcing a public-private partnership to build a data center at a us department of energy site in ohio. the project, dubbed the world's largest ai data center, relies on softbank leasing federal land and building a 9.2gw gas-fired power plant to support operations. senators elizabeth warren and richard blumenthal have flagged the sequence of events as a potential bribery scandal, contrasting this donation with softbank's historical donations to past presidential libraries made only after presidents left office. this development highlights the increasing intersection of ai infrastructure needs and political influence, as companies require massive federal cooperation for power and land resources.