Samsung and five affiliates put $1bn into KKR’s AI infrastructure firm
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Samsung and five affiliates pooling $1B—$500M from Samsung Electronics alone—into KKR’s Helix Digital Infrastructure is another sign that AI data centers are becoming a strategic asset class. If you depend on GPU capacity, track these infra JVs as closely as chip roadmaps; they’ll shape where and how you can scale.
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