{
  "id": 10584897,
  "title": "Samsung group invests $1 bil. in KKR-founded AI infrastructure firm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/samsung-group-invests-1-bil-in-kkr-founded-ai-infrastructure-firm",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T02:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260929/samsung-group-invests-1-bil-in-kkr-founded-ai-infrastructure-firm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Samsung Electronics and five of its affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI infrastructure firm founded by investment firm KKR. The investment aims to bolster Samsung's presence in the data center ecosystem. Samsung Electronics will contribute $500 million, while the remaining affiliates will contribute the other $500 million. Helix, established in June, offers integrated services in various aspects of data center development and operation, including power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure, fiber-optic networks, and other network infrastructure. The company's CEO is Adam Selipsky, former CEO of Amazon Web Services. The Samsung affiliates will join KKR, Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia, and U.S. power company Vistra as founding investors in Helix.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Samsung group invests $1 bil. in KKR-founded AI infrastructure firm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/samsung-group-invests-1-bil-in-kkr-founded-ai-infrastructure-firm-10588408",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:32:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}