軟銀5千萬美元特朗普捐贈案先於大規模AI數據中心交易
軟銀在獲得聯邦土地租賃用於建設ai數據中心前數月向特朗普圖書館捐贈了5000萬美元，引發了立法者關於賄賂的擔憂。
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.