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Japan's SoftBank Poised To Replace Microsoft As OpenAI's Biggest Investor
Japan's SoftBank is reportedly close to becoming the biggest investor in generative artificial intelligence leader OpenAI, ...
SoftBank could soon buy Renee James’ Ampere chip company for about $6.5B
Ampere, the semiconductor business founded by former Intel exec Renee James, is reportedly on the cusp of selling itself to ...
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Japan PM meets with Altman, Softbank CEO — Plans to increase AI cooperation with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Sam Altman of OpenAI and Masayoshi Son of Softbank in Tokyo on Monday, and discussed artificial intelligence ...
SoftBank joins with OpenAI in yearly $3B venture to expand AI in Japan
SoftBank inked a $3 billion deal with OpenAI in a joint venture to market OpenAI tech in Japan with its newly-minuted ...
Photos: China’s humanoid robots welcome Year of Snake with dance moves, fireworks
AI-powered robots take center stage in China’s Lunar New Year celebrations, showcasing cutting-edge technology. Beijing’s ...
DeepSeek, Stargate Should Be EU Wake-up Call
"The EU developed AI Act instead of AI," Velina Tchakarova, a geopolitical strategist, wrote on X. For European policymakers, ...
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As a young real estate developer in New York, Trump said a rising Japan was ripping off the US. The Japanese firm's $14.9bn (£12bn) takeover was blocked by President Joe Biden on national ...
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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son will lead massive $500 billion Stargate project with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Oracle’s Larry Ellison
From left: Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank; Larry Ellison, executive chairman of Oracle; and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI listen to President Trump speak at the White House on Jan. 21 ...
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2nd grader dies after ‘tragic accident’ in school drop-off area: Police
BORGER, Texas (WJW) — A school community in Texas is mourning the loss of a second grader following an accident that occurred Friday during morning drop off. Emergency responders were called to ...
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Meet Masayoshi Son, the billionaire SoftBank founder helping fund the Stargate AI joint venture
SoftBank's stock rose over 9% in Japan after the announcement. "Together these world-leading technology giants are announcing the formation of Stargate," Trump said. He added, "Put that name down ...
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U.S. investors liked the Stargate AI news. Asian investors loved it.
SoftBank shares surged — on five times the previous day’s volume — on Wednesday after the Japanese investment group landed a starring role in an U.S. artificial-intelligence infrastructure ...
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Former Selfridges tycoon arrested after collapse of property empire
Investors include France’s Peugeot family, Arab states and Japan’s SoftBank. Selfridges was sold to Signa and Thailand’s Central Group in 2022 for £4bn. Rene Benko’s Signa bought ...