16 hours ago · In the second phase, SoftBank is planning to initially put about $15bn-$20bn into Stargate. OpenAI, with new money from the SoftBank round, has agreed to match whatever figure the Japanese group ...

4 days ago · OpenAI and the SoftBank Group today announced a partnership to develop and market Advanced Enterprise AI called “Cristal intelligence.” Cristal intelligence will securely integrate the systems and data of individual enterprises in a way that is customized specifically for each company. SoftBank Group Corp. will spend $3 billion US annually to deploy OpenAI’s solutions across its group ...

SoftBank Group Corp. (ソフトバンクグループ株式会社, SofutoBanku Gurūpu Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, that focuses on investment management. [3]

4 days ago · TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI stepped up their AI partnership Monday, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan.. SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son and OpenAI Chief Sam Altman appeared at an event in Tokyo, talking up their collaboration and inviting Japanese companies to join.. Son, holding a shiny blue crystal ball as a symbolic prop, said its AI ...

Jan 30, 2025 · SoftBank is reportedly considering a historic $25 billion investment in OpenAI, which could surpass Microsoft's stake and position SoftBank as the ChatGPT maker's largest investor.

4 days ago · Cristal will first roll out in Son’s own SoftBank Group companies, which include Arm, a semiconductor and software company, and PayPay, an electronic payment service. SoftBank said it plans to ...

Jan 31, 2025 · So far, Microsoft and SoftBank have emerged as the two largest investors in OpenAI. We used the TipRanks Stock Comparison tool to compare their performance. Investors who seek to gain exposure to ...

Jan 28, 2025 · SoftBank is in talks to lead a funding round for artificial intelligence robotics start-up Skild AI that would more than double its valuation to close to $4bn, as Masayoshi Son hunts for deals to ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Stargate, a joint venture of SoftBank, OpenAI and the software company Oracle, could result in $500 billion of investment in computing infrastructure, the companies have said. The negotiations ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Microsoft is also involved in Stargate as a tech partner. So are Arm and Nvidia. Middle East AI fund MGX will join SoftBank in its investment; MGX’s first public deal was an investment in OpenAI.