SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks with investment banks about a potential $10 billion to $20 billion bond offering to help refinance a $40 billion bridge loan for its investment in OpenAI, according to…
Nvidia Corp. is in talks to invest in Perplexity AI Inc. at a valuation exceeding $30 billion, a more than 50% jump from the $20 billion valuation the AI search startup finalized about a year ago, acc…
OpenAI Group PBC signed a 20-year lease for a 10-gigawatt AI data center campus in Ohio, to be built and operated by SB Energy, a SoftBank Group Corp. unit, with at least 10 gigawatts of new energy in…
Nvidia Corp. will invest $100 billion to build a data centre in Ohio for OpenAI, according to a Financial Times report, marking one of the largest AI infrastructure investments to date. The chipmaker …
Gravis Robotics AG has secured $200 million from SoftBank Group Corp. in the largest-ever Series A round for a construction robotics startup, to retrofit excavators with self-driving AI systems. The Z…
Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang announced that six major investment firms, including BlackRock Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., are lining up more than $500 billion to help fund the AI build-out, a mo…
OpenAI has completed a deal to help employees sell roughly $7 billion worth of shares in a tender offer, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $852 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The bu…
SoftBank Group Corp., led by Masayoshi Son, faces mounting pressure as its $100+ billion AI investment strategy, spanning Arm Holdings, OpenAI, and data center commitments, is scrutinized ahead of fis…
SoftBank Group Corp. is expected to post a net profit of 148.4 billion yen (US$941.2 million) for the April-June quarter, with analysts focused on how it will fund its over US$60 billion commitment to…
Nvidia Corp. is working on AI infrastructure deals potentially worth more than $750 billion, including a $500 billion initiative with SK Hynix Inc.'s parent and discussions to guarantee up to $250 bil…
SoftBank Group Corp.'s $40 billion bridge loan for its investment in OpenAI has attracted 21 new lenders in a broader syndication phase, allocating about $7 billion of the facility, with First Abu Dha…
Intel Corp. delivered a third-quarter revenue forecast of $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion, exceeding the $15.1 billion average analyst estimate, as booming data center spending fueled by artificial int…
SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son predicts 1 billion humanoid robots will exist by 2040, saying 'the era when humans are the most superior beings will end.' Son also forecast 100 tri…
SoftBank Group Corp. completed a $10 billion second tranche investment in OpenAI through Vision Fund 2 on July 1, 2026, as part of a $30 billion follow-on commitment. The funding supports OpenAI's inf…
RBC BlueBay Asset Management expects Japanese AI stocks to correct over the next two months due to peak US hyperscaler spending and seasonal rebalancing, but predicts a rally into 2027. Portfolio mana…
SoftBank Group Corp.'s stock fell 12% after a report that OpenAI may delay its initial public offering until next year, dampening expectations of a financial windfall for the Japanese backer. The dela…
SoftBank Group Corp. launched a cybersecurity service using OpenAI technology to detect and patch vulnerabilities for Japan's top 3,000 companies, including critical infrastructure operators. Masayosh…
Kioxia Holdings Corp. briefly surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan’s most valuable company on June 3, reaching an intraday market capitalization of approximately ¥45 trillion ($281 billion). The memo…
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to invest up to €75 billion ($87 billion) to build artificial intelligence data centers in France, according to reports from La Tribune and the Financial Times. The commitme…