OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Are AI’s New Power Couple
In his newly built palace near Tokyo, lined by stone statues of Roman emperors and surrounded by an 18-hole golf course, Masayoshi Son was stewing. After declaring for years the imminent arrival of the artificial-intelligence revolution,
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SoftBank mulls investment of up to $25 billion in OpenAI: report
SoftBank Said to Be in Talks to Invest as Much as $25 Billion in OpenAI
SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion into OpenAI, says source
Japan PM to meet OpenAI and SoftBank CEOs on Monday, Japanese govt says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday, the Japanese government said on Friday.
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OpenAI seeking $40 billion in new fundraising round: Report
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday.
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SoftBank eyes $15-25 bn investment in OpenAI: FT
Japan's SoftBank is in talks to invest $15-25 billion in OpenAI in a deal that would make it the ChatGPT-maker's biggest financial backer, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
OpenAI's Sora generates 10 videos per second and here are the top 5 cities
On Wednesday, OpenAI shared with ZDNET that there are 10 Sora generations per second worldwide. That translates to 600 videos being generated every minute. The top five cities for Sora adoption are Seoul, New York City, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Singapore, listed from highest to lowest.
OpenAI introduces Operator to automate tasks like vacation planning, restaurant reservations
OpenAI is taking its ChatGPT chatbot to the next level, adding a feature to automate tasks like planning vacations, filling out forms, making restaurant reservations and ordering groceries. The tool, announced on Thursday, is called Operator. OpenAI ...
Nvidia plunges 18% and tech stocks slide as China's DeepSeek spooks investors
DeepSeek topped the Apple App Store chart and sparked fears the Chinese company was quickly catching up with OpenAI's ChatGPT while costing far less.
OpenAI's Sora generates 600 videos a minute worldwide: Top 5 cities may surprise you
On Wednesday, OpenAI shared with ZDNET that there are 10 Sora generations per second worldwide. That translates to 600 videos being generated every minute. The top five cities for Sora adoption are Seoul, New York City, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Singapore, listed from highest to lowest.
Global markets sink as DeepSeek triggers AI rethink, with tech stocks hardest hit
Ripples were felt from Tokyo to Amsterdam to Silicon Valley and even Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Nvidia loses nearly $600 billion in value as DeepSeek jolts tech shares
Shares in Nvidia, whose semiconductors power the AI industry, fell nearly 17 percent on Wall Street, erasing nearly $600 billion of its market value.
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.