SoftBank’s quarterly profits more than tripled after a sharp rise in the value of its investment in OpenAI.
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SoftBank lowers OpenAI-backed margin loan target to $6 billion amid investor concerns over AI valuations and debt exposure.
SoftBank seeks up to $40 billion loan to fund a massive OpenAI investment, signaling Masayoshi Son’s aggressive push into the AI boom.
OpenAI said on Friday it is raising $110 billion in a massive funding round that would value the company at $840 billion
Nvidia nears $30 billion investment in OpenAI funding round, alongside Softbank and Amazon participation talks.
SoftBank has completed its $40 billion investment commitment to OpenAI, sources told CNBC’s David Faber
SoftBank races to secure a $22.5 billion funding commitment for OpenAI, reshaping its investments to dominate the AI race.
Nvidia and Japan’s SoftBank are in the talks to invest in Skild AI in a more than $1 billion funding round
A sector-wide pullback hit Asian chip stocks Friday, led by a steep decline in SoftBank, after Nvidia’s sharp drop
SoftBank fully exits Nvidia with a $5.83 billion sale, redirecting capital toward its expanding AI ventures and partnership with OpenAI.
PayPay, Japan’s leading mobile payment app backed by SoftBank, prepares for a U.S. IPO, showcasing its growth, cashless innovation, and expanding financial services ecosystem.
SoftBank acquires ABB’s $5.375 billion robotics unit to advance its “Physical AI” vision, merging robotics and artificial intelligence as part of its global AI expansion strategy.
Intel faces financial turbulence in 2025, seeking equity from SoftBank, institutional investors, and even the U.S. government as it undertakes a dramatic turnaround in the semiconductor race.
The Trump administration is weighing a historic move to take a 10% stake in Intel, converting CHIPS Act grants into equity to secure U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
Foxconn and SoftBank partner to produce data center equipment at the former Ohio EV plant, advancing the $500B Stargate project to boost U.S. AI infrastructure.
OpenAI is set to sell $6 billion in employee shares at a $500 billion valuation, making it the world’s most valuable startup.
SoftBank eyes over $2 billion U.S. IPO for PayPay as it expands its fintech dominance, boosts AI investments, and drives record highs in Japan’s stock market.
SoftBank posts surprise $2.87B Q1 profit, driven by Vision Fund gains from companies like Grab, Swiggy, and strong public and private tech investments.
OpenAI is exploring a $500 billion share sale to offer employee liquidity, amid surging valuation, record funding, and intensifying talent competition with Meta.
OpenAI and SoftBank scale back their $500B Stargate project, shifting focus to a smaller AI data center amid internal disagreements and evolving priorities.
US-based aerospace startup Sceye has raised $15 million from Japan’s SoftBank, SoftBank gains exclusive rights to use Sceye’s HAPS in Japan
SoftBank Group Corp.’s plans to invest $100 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the U.S. have slowed, with economic risks stemming from Washington D.C.’s tariffs holding up financing talks.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund segment recorded a gain of 26.1 billion yen in its fourth fiscal quarter, led by a rise in the value of TikTok owner ByteDance.
Neither Y2K bust nor WeWork’s failure deter SoftBank’s mercurial chief Masayoshi Son to venture again into speculative territory. This time he’s joining forces with a boutique bank-backed blank-check company to launch a crypto investment venture
Twenty One Capital expects to launch with more than 42,000 bitcoins, making it the largest bitcoin treasury in the world
