{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Tech & Business","provider_url":"https://techandbusiness.org","title":"SoftBank to build battery factory at former Sharp plant for AI data centres","author_name":"T&B Newswire · Infrastructure, AI, Tech & Business","thumbnail_url":"https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/04/softbank-battery-factory-sharp-sakai-ai-data-centres-1.avif","width":600,"height":400,"html":"<blockquote class=\"tb-newswire-embed\" style=\"max-width:600px;border-left:3px solid #22d3ee;padding:12px 16px;margin:0;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,sans-serif;background:#09090b;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;color:#71717a;text-transform:uppercase;\">T&B NEWSWIRE · Infrastructure, AI, Tech & Business</p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;color:#fff;\"><a href=\"https://techandbusiness.org/newswire/5HfN120UQvvCz6r9e8Bdxm\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none;\">SoftBank to build battery factory at former Sharp plant for AI data centres</a></p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#a1a1aa;line-height:1.5;\">SoftBank Corp. plans to convert part of the former Sharp LCD factory in Sakai, Osaka into one of Japan's largest battery production lines for AI data centres. Bloomberg reported that executives had co...</p>\n    </blockquote>"}