LG executives discuss AI tech with Microsoft’s Nadella

(LG Electronics)

Chief executives from South Korea’s LG Group held talks with Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella in Seattle, the United States, last week as the conglomerate seeks a bigger role in supplying next-generation infrastructure for artificial-intelligence data centers, according to industry sources on Thursday.

Top leaders from LG Electronics Inc., LG Energy Solution Ltd., LG Uplus Corp., and LG CNS Co. met Nadella after setting up a booth at Microsoft’s AIDC Tech Show, where they pitched cooling, power, and facilities technologies aimed at hyperscale AI sites.

LG showcased energy-storage systems, waste-heat recovery solutions, DC-grid power-efficiency technology, and integrated cooling hardware, highlighting what it described as an end-to-end value chain spanning power supply, thermal management, and data-center operations.

Nadella and the delegation also discussed potential collaboration across consumer and enterprise markets. Microsoft was said to have responded positively to LG’s technology portfolio and its proposal for a long-term partnership, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private matters.

Although no deal was signed, analysts say Microsoft’s upbeat reception strengthens LG’s chances of securing future AI data-center infrastructure orders.

Talks between the two sides are ongoing, according to the sources.