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CoreWeaveがMeta Platformsと210億ドル規模のAIインフラ関連契約を拡大締結

-- CoreWeave(CRWV)は、AIワークロードを支えるインフラへの旺盛な需要を背景に、Meta Platforms(META)との提携関係を拡大し、210億ドル規模の契約でAIクラウド容量をMeta Platformsに供給することで合意した。 2032年まで続くこの契約の一環として、CoreWeaveはNvidia(NVDA)のVera Rubinプラットフォームを一部活用し、複数の拠点に容量を展開する予定だ。 CoreWeaveのCEO、マイケル・イントレーター氏は声明の中で、「これは、大手企業が最も要求の厳しいワークロードを実行するためにCoreWeaveのAIクラウドを選択していることを示すもう一つの例だ」と述べた。 AIクラウドコンピューティング企業CoreWeaveの株価は木曜日の取引で4.3%下落した一方、Metaの株価は1.9%上昇した。 Metaはのコメント要請に回答しなかった。 Nvidiaは、AIインフラへの高まる需要に対応するため、今年初めに提携関係を拡大し、CoreWeaveに20億ドルを投資している。 CoreWeaveは9月、FacebookとWhatsAppの親会社との間で、最大142億ドル規模のコンピューティングインフラストラクチャ取引を発表した。同じ月、CoreWeaveはOpenAIとの協業を拡大し、AIラボのコンピューティング能力向上を支援する最大65億ドル規模の新たな契約を締結した。 先月、オランダのAIクラウド企業Nebius(NBIS)は、最大270億ドル規模の契約でMetaにAIインフラストラクチャを提供することに合意した。 1月、Metaの最高財務責任者(CFO)であるスーザン・リー氏は、Meta Superintelligence Labsの取り組みとコアビジネスへの投資を主な要因として、今年の設備投資額を1,150億ドルから1,350億ドルと見込んでいると述べた。

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