SoftBank Swings to a Loss Ahead of Big Stargate AI Bet
SoftBank Group Corp. swung to losses for the December quarter due to a drop in the value of the Vision Fund’s public holdings ...
SoftBank chief Son explores debt-heavy financing for $500 billion AI push
The Japanese billionaire is looking at a technique called project financing that is sometimes linked with oil and gas ...
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and OpenAI’s Sam Altman bet on AI — and each other
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 ...
Inside SoftBank’s plans for Stargate and OpenAI
Gambling Man’ author Lionel Barber explains how Masayoshi Son went from losing money on WeWork to betting big on AI.
Masa Son says AGI will be here even sooner than expected, but don’t get your hopes up
SoftBank chief Masa Son said he now thinks AGI will be here faster than initially thought. What does this mean for ChatGPT?
Transcript: SoftBank wants a piece of the AI pie
SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI. The deal would make it the start-up’s biggest financial backer.
How SoftBank bet and lost billions on WeWork
Masayoshi Masa — founder of Japanese investment company SoftBank — was due to visit the headquarters of WeWork in New York ...
Sam Altman’s Fusion Power Startup Is Eyeing Trump’s $500 Billion AI Play
The OpenAI leader and SoftBank, who are leading the mammoth Stargate effort, have poured hundreds of millions into Helion.
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How SoftBank bet and lost billions on WeWork
On December 6, 2016, Masayoshi Masa — founder of Japanese investment company SoftBank — was due to visit the headquarters of WeWork in New York City. As usual, he was running late, and his ...