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TL;DRJapanese telecom giant NTT Data may build a massive $6.3B data center for AI startup Anthropic in Osaka.
Why it matters: Shows major infrastructure investment flowing to Japan for AI compute, shifting cloud dependency away from U.S. hyperscalers.
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