{
  "id": 10622151,
  "title": "삼성, 미 AI 인프라기업에 1조3천억 투자…데이터센터 판 노린다",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ai-1-3",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:02:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/marketing/1279960.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": "Samsung Electronics and six other Samsung Group companies have collectively invested $10 billion (approximately ₩13.6 trillion) into an American artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company. The investment includes not just semiconductors, but also cooling technologies, data center operations, and battery systems, with the aim of expanding beyond mere part suppliers to build an AI infrastructure ecosystem. On June 29, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Life Insurance, and Samsung Life Insurance announced their plans to invest $10 billion in a company called 'Helix Digital Infrastructure', established by global investment firm KKR. Samsung Electronics contributed $5 billion, while the remaining four companies each invested $5 billion. The new startup, Helix, offers a range of services including data center development, operation, power transmission, and telecommunications network management. It is led by Adam Selipsky, a former CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Samsung also joins other investors such as American semiconductor giant Nvidia, power company Vestas, and Kuwait Investment Authority. Samsung plans to connect its various technical capabilities with Helix's AI infrastructure projects. Samsung Electronics' DES division will supply high bandwidth memory (HBM) and server DACs for AI accelerators, while DX will provide cooling equipment for data centers through its subsidiary Plaght Group. Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Life Insurance will make financial investments. The companies describe this as a 'non-financial investment', with the goal of growing the business through financial investment. While Samsung Electronics and Nvidia have a collaborative relationship, the companies are in the process of building an AI service ecosystem, which allows Samsung to leverage its capabilities in growing the business. However, this is still in the 'exploration' phase, and no specific contracts for purchases or supplies have been disclosed. The investment follows Samsung Electronics' recent investment of ₩30 billion (approximately $4.7 trillion) in French AI company Mistral.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}