SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI. The deal would make it the start-up’s biggest financial backer. At the same time, the two companies are also partnering on a separate massive AI infrastructure project. Here to explain what all this says about SoftBank’s AI ambitions is the FT’s Arash Massoudi. Hi, Arash.

SoftBank is reportedly considering a historic $25 billion investment in OpenAI, which could surpass Microsoft's stake and position SoftBank as the ChatGPT maker's largest investor.

President-elect Trump told the nation Sunday that Apple under CEO Tim Cook may soon make an investment in the U.S., backing his promise to put America first.

Shares of Japanese semiconductor-related companies extended their losses on Tuesday after Monday’s selloff, driven by the release of the Chinese AI model DeepSeek. The selloff in US tech stocks added to the downward pressure,

OpenAI, SoftBank Group, Abu Dhabi, and Oracle are among the players in a joint venture meant to pour hundreds of billions more into AI data center funding.

SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI, in a deal which would make it the ChatGPT maker’s biggest financial backer, as the pair partner on a massive new artificial intelligence infrastructure project.

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand into the sector.

Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.

According to US President Donald Trump, he claims that Apple CEO Tim Cook told him they plan to make a huge investment in the US.

Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank (SFTBY) intends to invest up to $40 billion in OpenAI, leaving another initial backer, Microsoft

The Japanese conglomerate is in talks to spend up to $43 billion to boost the ChatGPT developer.