汉字News

← 汉字News
Chinese News for Learners
technology
kē jì
科技
·HSK 2

Microsoft (tech company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in / at
zài
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
to build / to develop
jiànshè
建设
artificial intelligence
rén'gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心

Microsoft (tech company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
within four years
sì nián nèi
四年内
in / at
zài
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
to be used for
yòngyú
用于
to build / to develop
jiànshè
建设
artificial intelligence
rén'gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心

May 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Microsoft (tech company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in / at
zài
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
this
zhège
这个
plan
jìhuà
计划
to last for / over a period of
wéiqī
为期
four years
sì nián
四年
from
cóng
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
to / until
dào
year 2029
2029 nián
2029年
Microsoft (tech company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
will / can
huì
and / with
SoftBank (Japanese tech company)
Ruǎn Yín
软银
together
yīqǐ
一起
to build / to develop
jiànshè
建设
artificial intelligence
rén'gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
is / are
shì
to store / to keep
cúnfàng
存放
and
to process / to handle
chǔlǐ
处理
large amount / a lot of
dàliàng
大量
data
shùjù
数据
structural particle
de
place
dìfāng
地方
many / a lot
hěn duō
很多
company
gōngsī
公司
now / currently
xiànzài
现在
all / both
dōu
in / at
zài
Asia
Yàzhōu
亚洲
to build / to develop
jiànshè
建设
new
xīn de
新的
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
Japan
Rìběn
日本
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
very / quite
hěn
happy / pleased
gāoxìng
高兴
Microsoft (tech company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
to come
lái
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资

News in English

Science & Technology

Microsoft Announces $10 Billion Investment in Japan to Build AI Data Centers

Microsoft announced a $10 billion investment in Japan over four years to expand AI data center infrastructure, partnering with SoftBank and Sakura Internet.

More in Science & Technology

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and / with
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to revise / to amend
xiūɡǎi
修改
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
to give up / to relinquish
fànɡqì
放弃
exclusive
dújiā
独家
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权

Microsoft and OpenAI Revise Partnership to End Exclusive Licensing Arrangement

Dell (company)
Dài ěr
戴尔
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
server
fúwùqì
服务器
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
year over year
tónɡbǐ
同比
to surge dramatically
bàozēnɡ
暴增
757 percent
757%
757%

Dell AI Server Revenue Surges 757 Percent Year Over Year in Record Quarter

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to obtain / to gain access to
huòdé
获得
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
Willow (Google quantum chip)
Willow
Willow
quantum
liàngzǐ
量子
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
access rights / right to use
shǐyòngquán
使用权

UK Researchers at Kings College London Gain Access to Google Willow Quantum Chip

United States
Měiguó
美国
Illinois (US state)
Yīlìnuòyī Zhōu
伊利诺伊州
to pass (legislation)
tōngɡuò
通过
across the US / nationwide
quánměi
全美
most stringent / strictest
zuì yángé
最严格
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
safety / security
ānquán
安全
bill / legislation
fǎàn
法案

Illinois Passes Nation Most Stringent AI Safety Bill Requiring Third-Party Audits