Some of the funding would be used to help cover OpenAI’s $18 billion commitment to the recently announced Stargate project.

SoftBank said in a press release that it plans to automate over 100 million workflows among its companies, which could ...

The AI expert’s remarks come as OpenAI and other Silicon Valley giants face a reckoning following DeepSeek’s success.

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI as part of a broader partnership that could see the Japanese ...

When Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman first met each other in 2017 at SoftBank’s offices in Tokyo, the younger entrepreneur lacked a project large enough to tempt the tech billionaire to get his cheque ...

The company has a troubled history with past investments — remember WeWork? — posting a record $32 billion loss for its Vision Fund in 2023, for instance. In short, OpenAI just doubled its ...

SoftBank is in talks to inject up to $25 billion directly into OpenAI, positioning the Japanese tech conglomerate to become ...

The SoftBank boss could throw another $25 billion into the artificial intelligence company, according to a Financial Times ...

In his newly built palace near Tokyo, lined by stone statues of Roman emperors and surrounded by an 18-hole golf course, ...

Tech entrepreneur Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son lead talks over a record deal to make the Japanese investor the ...

SoftBank’s potential investments in Stargate and OpenAI have been in discussion for months. If Son spends $40bn or more, it ...

Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.