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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son considers up to $100 billion AI investment in France

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is reportedly considering a massive investment project in France focused on artificial intelligence infrastructure, with discussions involving potential spending of up to $100 billion. According to reports, the project under consideration would center on the development......

SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to boost OpenAI investments

SoftBank Group has arranged a $40 billion bridge loan to support further investments in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, and to cover general corporate expenses, the company announced on Friday. The loan, which matures in March 2027, was coordinated with major financial institutions including JPMorgan......

Kandou AI raises $225 million to scale AI chip infrastructure

Kandou AI, a Swiss semiconductor startup pivoting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, has raised $225 million in a funding round backed by SoftBank, Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems and Alchip Technologies. The Lausanne-based company is now valued at about $400 million, marking a major step......

SoftBank seeks record $40 billion loan to expand investment in OpenAI

SoftBank Group is seeking a loan of up to $40 billion to finance a major expansion of its investment in OpenAI, according to Bloomberg. If completed, the deal would represent the largest dollar denominated borrowing in the Japanese conglomerate’s history. The financing is expected to take the......

Amazon and global investors pour $110 billion into OpenAI

OpenAI has secured a record breaking 110 billion dollars in new funding, more than doubling the size of its previous capital raise and cementing its position at the center of the artificial intelligence race. The deal values the ChatGPT maker at 730 billion dollars before the new money, placing it among......

Nations accelerate AI expansion amid rising energy strain and investment risks

Japan has unveiled a five-year plan to invest around 1 trillion yen (approximately $6.34 billion) in a new artificial intelligence venture, positioning itself among global powers seeking control over the technological and economic foundations of AI infrastructure. The initiative, backed by SoftBank and......

Nvidia addresses AI bubble concerns with detailed investor letter amid market skepticism

Nvidia  has directly confronted mounting fears of an AI bubble and questions about its financial health by distributing a detailed seven-page letter to major global shareholders. The letter, personally overseen by CEO Jensen Huang, comes in the wake of a week-long decline in Nvidia’s......

OpenAI valued at $500 Billion, a record for a startup

OpenAI, the American company behind ChatGPT, has reached an unprecedented valuation of $500 billion, making it the highest-valued private startup in the world. The milestone was achieved through a secondary share sale involving investors such as Thrive Capital, Japanese investment bank SoftBank, and......

Softbank returns to profit with AI investments and strategic moves

Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank has reported a net profit of $7.8 billion (1.15 trillion yen) for the fiscal year ending March 2025, marking a strong turnaround from a net loss of 227 billion yen in the previous year. This marks SoftBank’s first full-year profit since the 2020–2021 fiscal......