Sources: SoftBank invites more banks to join its $40B loan backing its OpenAI investment, requiring them to commit ~$5B each; SoftBank has already invested $30B
More banks are being invited to join SoftBank Group Corp.'s $40 billion loan backing its investment in US tech giant OpenAI …
Sources: SoftBank, Sony, Honda, and six other Japanese companies launch a new AI company to develop a ~1T-parameter foundation model for “physical AI” by 2030
TOKYO — SoftBank has established a company to develop artificial intelligence in Japan, with NEC and Honda Motor among eight peers …
Microsoft partners with SoftBank and Sakura Internet to build data centers in Japan, investing $10B in cybersecurity and training 1M AI engineers through 2029
Microsoft partners with SoftBank and Sakura Internet to build data centers in Japan, investing $10B in cybersecurity and training 1M AI engineers through 2029
OpenAI closed $122B in committed capital led by SoftBank, a16z, and others at an $852B post-money valuation, after previously saying the round would total $110B
OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it closed a record-breaking funding round at a post-money valuation of $852 billion.
OpenAI closed a $122B funding round led by SoftBank, a16z, and others at an $852B post-money valuation, after previously announcing the round would total $110B
OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it closed a record-breaking funding round at a post-money valuation of $852 billion.
SoftBank says it has secured a $40B bridge loan maturing in 2027 from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and other banks, to fund further investment in OpenAI
SoftBank Group (9984.T) said on Friday it has secured a $40 billion loan through a bridge facility to fund further investments …
Q&A with Arm CEO Rene Haas on changing Arm's culture, working with Arm owner SoftBank, developing Arm's AGI CPU data center chip fabricated by TSMC, and more
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Arm unveils AGI CPU, its own AI chip, a departure from its traditional role as a designer of chips for others; Meta and OpenAI are early clients; ARM jumps 10%+
SoftBank-owned tech group projects fivefold revenue increase in five years — Meta and OpenAI will be among the first customers …
Arm unveils its own AI chip called the AGI CPU, a departure from its traditional role as a designer of chips for others; Meta and OpenAI will be early customers
SoftBank-owned tech group secures Meta and OpenAI as first customers of its long-awaited new AI processor