SoftBank Halts Talks to Buy Data Center Firm Switch in Blow to Son’s Stargate Ambitions Bloomberg Technology Von: Min-Jeong Lee · Taro Fuse · Josh Sisco · Ryan Gould 26. Januar 2026 um 04:39 SoftBank Group Corp. has halted talks about an acquisition of US data center operator Switch Inc., a setback to founder Masayoshi Son’s ambition to roll out Stargate AI infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg