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$3.7B gone: SoftBank's turbine deposits hit AI's gas ceiling

$3.7B gone: SoftBank's turbine deposits hit AI's gas ceiling SoftBank just burned $3.7 billion on power equipment it no longer wants — 52% of its $7.1 billion quarterly loss. Thirty cents of every dollar it prepaid for AI data-center power is gone, and the deposits were non-refundable. What actuall…

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  1. 2026-11-12 17:18 · DEV Community — AI
    $3.7B gone: SoftBank's turbine deposits hit AI's gas ceiling

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