France hosts the G7 summit from 15-17 June, with President Emmanuel Macron pushing artificial intelligence to the forefront of the agenda and positioning France as Europe's AI powerhouse. However, the…
South Korea's AI ambitions face a growing electricity bottleneck as data center power demands surge, with experts warning that grid capacity—not GPU availability—is now the primary constraint. The gov…
Americans across the country are rallying against the AI-inspired data center boom, with local lawmakers issuing restrictions, moratoriums, or outright bans on construction. A Business Insider investi…
Ollie Wagner, one of Apple's first emoji designers, revealed in an interview that he designed over 300 emoji for the original Apple set as an intern in 2008, working from a SoftBank spreadsheet and su…
SoftBank’s attempt to secure a loan using its stake in OpenAI was rejected by creditors, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Japanese conglomerate had sought to borrow against its holdi…
SoftBank attempted to secure a $6 billion loan using its stake in OpenAI as collateral, but the Japanese conglomerate's shares subsequently plunged 9.7%. The failed borrowing effort and stock decline …
OpenAI is negotiating to lease a planned 10-gigawatt data center in Ohio, with Nvidia potentially serving as a financial guarantor for the project. The site, developed by SoftBank-owned SB Energy on f…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son revealed on June 5 that an AI model is now designing OpenAI’s next-generation system, based on direct conversations with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company engineers. Son sai…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son told CNBC that an AI model is currently designing OpenAI's next model, predicting the resulting system will be "exponentially smarter than all of us" and represent a form of…
Data-centre developer Switch is in talks to raise billions of dollars at a valuation of at least $50bn, capitalizing on surging demand for AI infrastructure. Brookfield Asset Management, KKR, and othe…
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has committed approximately $87 billion to build AI data centers in France, marking a resurgence after his WeWork losses. Son also chairs the $500 billion Stargate AI in…
Japanese Digital Minister Hisashi Matsumoto warned Friday that Japan risks becoming an "AI colony" if it fails to keep pace with rapid artificial intelligence development. Matsumoto made the statement…
Arm Holdings' stock surged nearly 100% in weeks, pushing its market capitalization to approximately $218 billion as demand for AI chips drives investor enthusiasm. The SoftBank-owned chip architecture…
SoftBank Group committed €75 billion ($87 billion) to build AI data center capacity in France by 2031, sending its stock up 14% in a single day. The investment, combined with massive stakes in OpenAI …
A new investor has joined the IPO of OpenAI and SoftBank, disrupting the anticipated public offering. The identity of the participant and the terms of their involvement remain undisclosed, raising que…
The European Union’s €20 billion plan to build five AI gigafactories is faltering due to repeated delays and funding gaps, with the bidding process pushed to July and only two of the five centres elig…
SoftBank will invest up to €75 billion in French artificial intelligence data centers, marking one of the largest foreign tech investments in Europe. The Japanese conglomerate's commitment aims to exp…
Builder.ai, a Microsoft-backed no-code unicorn, collapsed in May 2025 after creditor Viola Credit seized $37 million, leaving it with $5 million against $115 million in cloud debts owed to Amazon and …
SoftBank will invest up to €75 billion ($87 billion) to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in France, marking the Japanese conglomerate's largest European infrastructure commitment. The firs…
SoftBank plans to build AI data centers in France with up to 5 gigawatts of capacity, representing its largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe at up to 75 billion euros. Facilities worth 45 bil…