OpenAI's record funding is essentially everyone against Google in the AI race

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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SoftBank is buying DigitalBridge for $4 billion to accelerate its AI ambitions

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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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Peter Thiel's fund joins SoftBank in offloading Nvidia shares

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3 takeaways about the AI race from SoftBank's earnings

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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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OpenAI Announces Plans for Five More ‘Stargate’ Data Centers in the US

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, delivers remarks at the Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference at the Federal Reserve on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

OpenAI warns investors that AGI may make money obsolete, while raising billions of good ole US dollars

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Sam Altman (left), CEO of OpenAI, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son attend an event in Tokyo on February 3, 2025.
Sam Altman (left), CEO of OpenAI, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son attend an event in Tokyo

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Jensen Huang says SoftBank's Masayoshi Son once offered to help him buy out Nvidia — but he passed

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Jensen Huang said he regretted not taking up an offer from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to take Nvidia private.

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SoftBank is Nvidia's first Blackwell chips customer. Here's what they're going to be used for.

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SoftBank Group will be the first to own Nvidia's Blackwell chips.

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SoftBank is betting on AI and an IPO revival after swinging to a $7.7 billion profit

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking fresh AI investment opportunities.

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SoftBank just handed OpenAI $500 million. For Masayoshi Son, it's just the beginning.

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Masayoshi Son's SoftBank looks set to invest $500 million in OpenAI.

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