OpenAI's undefined revenue streams fumbled a $30 billion investment but later saw a $500 billion kickback with "a clear focus of converting to a for-profit entity"
SoftBank Vision Funds CFO revealed the institution had the opportunity to invest $30 billion in OpenAI in 2023 but didn't ...
Nvidia's new customer, OpenAI's agents, and Microsoft's warning: AI news roundup
Semiconductor leader Nvidia announced this week that Japan’s SoftBank Group (SFTBY) will be the first to receive its highly ...
SoftBank Books $7.7 Billion Quarterly Gain as Vision Fund Finds Its Feet Again
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group swung to a 1.18 trillion yen ($7.7 billion) net profit in the three months to ...
SoftBank planning supercomputer with Nvidia’s Blackwell chips, Bloomberg reports
SoftBank’s (SFTBY) telecom unit plans to build an AI supercomputer in Japan using Nvidia’s (NVDA) DGX B200 platform, as well as a ...
It's ‘liquidity, stupid': VCs say tech investing is tough amid IPO lull and ‘nuts' AI hype
Venture capitalists at Web Summit say the hunt for liquidity is getting harder, despite “nuts” funding rounds for AI firms ...
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PERU-LIMA-APEC MEETING-PREPARATION
People walk past the logo of APEC 2024 outside the Lima Convention Center in Lima, Peru, Nov. 13, 2024. The 31st APEC ...
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Ticker: Wilmington firm in $144M warehouse deal; Amazon launches online discount store
GreenBox is a joint venture between Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. and Wilmington, Massachusetts-based Symbotic. GreenBox uses ...
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 ...
Prosus looks to list Indian payments firm PayU in 2025
Dutch technology investor Prosus hopes to list Indian digital payments and lending firm PayU next year, its chief investment ...
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Nvidia and SoftBank pilot world's first AI and 5G telecom network
The network can run AI and 5G workloads concurrently, a process known as an artificial intelligence radio access network (AI-RAN), the companies said ...
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.
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SoftBank Corp. Announces Development of “AITRAS,” a Converged AI-RAN Solution
SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO:9434, “SoftBank”) announced it launched full-fledged initiatives to develop “AITRAS,” a convergence ...