SEOUL, Feb 11 (Reuters) - OpenAI, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are preparing to start construction of data centres in South Korea in March, Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said at a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday in Seoul.
South Korea said in October that the U.S. startup planned to set up joint ventures with the Korean firms to build two data centres in the country with an initial capacity of 20 megawatts.
(Reporting by Heejin KimEditing by Ed Davies)
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OpenAI, Samsung and SK set to start building data centres in Korea in March, minister says
OpenAI, Samsung and SK set to start building data centres in Korea in March, minister says
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SEOUL, Feb 11 (Reuters) - OpenAI, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are preparing to start construction of data centres in South Korea in March, Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said at a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday in Seoul.
South Korea said in October that the U.S. startup planned to set up joint ventures with the Korean firms to build two data centres in the country with an initial capacity of 20 megawatts.
(Reporting by Heejin KimEditing by Ed Davies)
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