OpenAI to nearly double workforce to 8,000 by end-2026, FT reports
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2025. Kim…
SoftBank’s Son Says Ohio Data Center to Be $500 Billion Project
(Bloomberg) — SoftBank Group Corp. is developing a data center-focused project in Ohio so massive that Chief Executive…
Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall on penultimate day of the year
Aerial view by drone of Tokyo Cityscape with Tokyo Sky Tree visible in Tokyo city, Japan on sunrise.…
Exclusive-SoftBank races to fulfill $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by year-end, sources say
By Echo Wang, Miho Uranaka and Krystal Hu NEW YORK/TOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – SoftBank Group is…
‘Didn’t want to sell a single share’: SoftBank founder says he was ‘crying’ while offloading Nvidia stake — here’s why
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son revealed that he “was crying” when he sold the company’s stake in Nvidia,…
SoftBank’s Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions
Masayoshi Son isn’t known for half measures. The SoftBank founder’s career has been studded with eyebrow-raising bets, each…
Japan’s SoftBank sells its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising $5.8…
SoftBank’s OpenAI wager in focus as analysts upgrade share price target
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Technology investor SoftBank Group reports second quarter earnings results on Tuesday in the…
Trump administration vying to own a big stake in Intel after SoftBank’s $2 billion bet on company
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday confirmed the U.S. government is vying for…
OpenAI CEO, who sparked AI frenzy, worries about AI bubble
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks during the Federal Reserve Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large…