OpenAI could be worth as much as TikTok owner Bytedance with SoftBank's latest investment
SoftBank's investment in OpenAI may position the company as the world's joint-second most valuable private tech firm after SpaceX.
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An on-site natural gas plant will help power Stargate's first data center, public filings show
Developers for Stargate, the $500B AI infrastructure project by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, will establish a natural gas plant in Abilene, Texas.
Meet Masayoshi Son, the billionaire SoftBank founder helping fund the Stargate AI joint venture
Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.
Semiconductor legend Lip-Bu Tan told BI his strategy for investing in Nvidia competitors
Energy concerns, diversification and industries ripe for AI disruption are at the core of Lip-Bu Tan's investment strategy.
Elon Musk criticizes the $500 billion AI plan Trump boasted about
Stargate is supposed to spend $500 billion on AI infrastructure, President Trump said. But Elon Musk suggested that the venture had much less cash.
Perplexity has put in a bid to merge with TikTok's US business
TikTok is facing a ban in the US and the app could go dark on January 19.
Jensen Huang says SoftBank's Masayoshi Son once offered to help him buy out Nvidia — but he passed
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he turned down a chance to buy out the chip giant, while SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son regretted selling the stock early.
One of OpenAI's biggest new investors explains why it made its $500 million bet
The Japanese conglomerate was part of an investment round that OpenAI unveiled last month that valued the ChatGPT maker at $157 billion.
SoftBank is Nvidia's first Blackwell chips customer. Here's what they're going to be used for.
The collaboration comes amid skyrocketing demand for Nvidia chips, as companies scramble to secure supplies.
SoftBank is betting on AI and an IPO revival after swinging to a $7.7 billion profit
The Japanese firm posted a $7.7 billion quarterly profit and is ready to chase fresh profits with new AI bets and IPOs.
Saudi Arabia spent years investing in global tech firms. Its domestic AI push hopes they'll return the favor.
The kingdom is looking to companies overseas to help it meet its AI ambitions at home after years of investing billions of dollars overseas.
SoftBank just handed OpenAI $500 million. For Masayoshi Son, it's just the beginning.
With a bet on OpenAI, Masayoshi Son adds another piece to the puzzle as he looks to bring several investments together to unlock AI advancements.
Masayoshi Son is the $100 billion gambler who went from dirt track to tech titan — and he isn't done betting yet
Masayoshi Son's bold bets on tech defined an era. A new book asks if the SoftBank boss is a visionary or a gambler.
View CEO Rao Mulpuri, who saw the glassmaker go from investor darling to declaring bankruptcy, has resigned
View filed for bankruptcy protection in April, three years after going public. CEO Rao Mulpuri has left the now private company.
'Going up against them is insane': Brave startups are trying to usurp Nvidia's AI throne
Positron AI is part of a new crop of chip startups trying to compete with Nvidia.
Your angry complaints to call centers may soon be soothed by AI
Japan's SoftBank is testing AI technology that can make the lives of call center workers easier by adding a "softer" tone to angry calls.
Looks like Masayoshi Son's plan to go all in on AI is starting to pay off for SoftBank
SoftBank posted a quarterly profit of about $1.5 billion, driven by its big bet on the chip designer Arm Holdings.
SoftBank's View files for bankruptcy 3 years after its SPAC. Here's how it went from investor darling to problem child.
The glassmaker struggled with cash burn and product failure for years, View insiders told BI.
It's not just Sam Altman trying to throw money at the AI chip shortage
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son is the latest leader to tap up investors for a new venture that plans to address the AI chip shortage.
Masayoshi Son made $72 billion betting on Jack Ma's Alibaba. Now he wants to do it again with AI.
More than two decades on from his first bet on Alibaba, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is ready to go all in on the AI revolution.