LG Elec says Microsoft and LG affiliates pursuing cooperation on data centres

SEOUL, Dec 5 (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Electronics ​Inc said on ‌Friday that Microsoft and LG ‌affiliates are pursuing overall business cooperation regarding data centres, but no ⁠specific ‌deal has been signed at this time.

The ‍regulatory filing was in response to a South ​Korean newspaper report saying ‌that LG Electronics, LG Energy Solution and other LG affiliates are set to supply key ⁠parts and ​software, such as ​temperature controls and energy storage systems, for ‍Microsoft’s ⁠AI data centres.

The Korea Economic Daily report ⁠cited unnamed industry sources.

(Reporting ‌by Joyce LeeEditing by ‌Ed Davies)