SoftBank in talks to lead OpenAI funding round at $300 billion valuation, sources say
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Softbank in talks to invest up to US$25bn in OpenAI
Softbank Group Corp is in talks to invest up to US$25 billion in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand into the sector.
SoftBank may overtake Microsoft as OpenAI's top investor
SoftBank eyes $40 billion OpenAI investment as US-China AI race heats up: Report
SoftBank Group, led by Masayoshi Son, is in discussions to invest up to $40 billion in OpenAI, valuing it at $300 billion. This follows a shift in AI dynamics with DeepSeek overtaking ChatGPT in US App Store rankings,
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SoftBank founder shifts investment focus from China to US
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son is shifting his focus away from investments in China and toward the US, as seen with his involvement with President Donald Trump and the recently announced Stargate.
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SoftBank (SFTBF) to Lead Skild AI Investment at $4B Valuation
SoftBank ($SFTBF) is set to lead a $500 million investing round in artificial intelligence robotics start-up Skild AI, in a move that could value
SoftBank wants a piece of the AI pie
Apple revealed quarterly results that slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations, SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI, and the European Central Bank cut interest rates as it warned about headwinds to the bloc’s economy.
Global stocks mixed after China's Deepseek sends shockwaves through tech sector
A small group of seven companies, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, have become so dominant that they alone contributed to more than half of the S&P 500’s
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China stocks fall after Trump suggests tariffs on Beijing could come into effect by next month
Investors will be looking out for Malaysia’s central bank policy meeting today, where it’s expected to keep its policy rate steady at 3%.
DeepSeek's sudden rise is straight out of China's disruption playbook
DeepSeek threatens to disrupt the AI sector in a similar way to how Chinese companies have already upended industries such as EVs and mining.
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after China rolls out market boosting measures
The partnership formed by Oracle, OpenAI and SoftBank is due to invest up to $500 billion. SoftBank's shares rose 3.7% on Thursday in Tokyo trading after jumping 11% the day before. Elsewhere in Asia, the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia fell 0.6% to 8,383.50, while the Kospi in Seoul lost 0.8% to 2,526.98.
A busy stock market week bookended by DeepSeek and Trump tariffs, by the numbers
News from China upset U.S. markets this week and disrupted the frenzy that had built up around artificial intelligence. A company called DeepSeek announced that it had developed a large language model that can compete with U.
OpenAI could be worth as much as TikTok owner Bytedance with SoftBank's latest investment
SoftBank's investment in OpenAI may position the company as the world's joint-second most valuable private tech firm after SpaceX.
SoftBank to Invest up to $40B in OpenAI Leaving Microsoft Behind
Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank (SFTBY) intends to invest up to $40 billion in OpenAI, leaving another initial backer, Microsoft