SoftBank 1st to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer

SoftBank first to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer
TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank's Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia's latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks to ride the artificial intelligence boom.
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