An effort by SoftBank Group to secure at least $6 billion via a margin loan collateralized by its OpenAI holdings has hit a wall, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Other ...

Masayoshi Son has overtaken Indian mogul Mukesh Ambani as the richest person in Asia, as surging SoftBank shares led him to amass a fortune of $97 billion. This voice experience is generated by AI.

SoftBank plans to build 5 GW of AI data center capacity in France, but the first phase will not arrive until 2031. SoftBank’s next big AI infrastructure bet is measured in gigawatts. The Japanese ...

The stablecoin issuer bought SoftBank’s 26% stake, expanding its control over the public Bitcoin holder as it moves into lending, mining and capital markets. Tether has acquired SoftBank Group’s stake ...

SoftBank Group Corp. reportedly plans to launch a publicly traded data center construction venture called Roze. The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times broke the news late Thursday. They cited ...

SoftBank 9984-6.06%decrease; down pointing triangle Group is forming a new venture focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics, an area CEO Masayoshi Son sees as the “next ...

SoftBank Group Corp.’s mobile unit plans to transform part of its factory in Osaka into one of Japan’s biggest production lines for large-scale batteries in an ambitious attempt at powering its own AI ...

The unsecured facility, arranged with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, SMBC and MUFG, matures in March 2027. Once SoftBank’s $30B follow-on investment in OpenAI closes, its cumulative stake will ...

PayPay has publicly filed for a US IPO that could set a record for Japanese listings. The SoftBank-backed fintech is seeking a Nasdaq listing under the ticker PAYP. Strong brand recognition and ...

SoftBank’s company SB Energy is working with OpenAI to help develop its artificial-intelligence infrastructure platform Stargate. OpenAI and SoftBank are each investing $500 million into SB Energy as ...

SoftBank Group has completed its $40 billion investment in OpenAI, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter, marking one of the largest private funding rounds ever and ...