3 takeaways about the AI race from SoftBank's earnings

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SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son.
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during the annual general shareholders' meeting in Tokyo on June 27, 2025.

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Sora thrilled me when it was first released. Now, I'm bored with it.

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Videos of myself and colleague Peter Kafka, made with Sora (Peter would like it to be known that the video of him is where he's signing a song about poop).

Sora

OpenAI used to prevent Microsoft pursuing AGI. Now, the software giant is free to compete, Mustafa Suleyman says.

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Mustafa Suleyman joined Microsoft last week

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One text shows how Sam Altman asked Shivon Zilis, the Elon Musk whisperer, for advice on how to make nice

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman
A court filing reveals that Sam Altman inquired of Elon Musk's confidant whether he should tweet praise for Musk amid their escalating feud over OpenAI.

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All the industries OpenAI is trying to disrupt

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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OpenAI is weighing a move into consumer health apps

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OpenAI's head of healthcare strategy, Nate Gross.
Nate Gross, OpenAI's new head of healthcare strategy, joined Big Tech peers in a panel about healthcare AI.

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The AI tools used most by companies? There's a surprising winner and a shocking laggard.

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Sticky notes at work, with happy and sad drawings, symbolize winners and losers
Sticky notes at work, with happy and sad drawings, symbolize winners and losers

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Sam Altman says he tried semaglutide 'before it was cool' — and once ended up in a hospital

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pictured.
"Sometimes late at night, you just really want that chocolate chip cookie at 11:30," Sam Altman said.

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Did Sam Altman just announce an OpenAI cloud service?

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OpenAI Sam Altman describes the possibilities that might come from artificial intelligence during a Q&A at the flagship Project Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas, on Tuesday Sept. 23, 2025.
OpenAI Sam Altman talking at the flagship Project Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas.

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Why Is the AI Czar Already Saying OpenAI Won’t Get a Bailout?

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