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Updates on Softbank
Every AI story we track on Softbank — 40 stories so far, each summarized in our own words and linked back to the publisher that reported it.
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Finance4 min read
ByteDance raises $29.6bn, Asia’s second-biggest loan this year, and pays less for it
The Next Web
Chips & Compute4 min read
SB Energy gave OpenAI $5.5bn in warrants to sign a 20-year lease
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Robotics8 min read
The “GPT moment” for robots is already here. It’s just not in your home yet
The Next Web
Finance9 min read
Josh Kushner’s Fortune Tripled This Year Thanks To Stakes In OpenAI, SpaceX And More
Forbes
Robotics8 min read
Gravis Robotics Raises $200M Series A to Scale Autonomous Heavy Machinery
Covered by 3 sources
AI Research2 min read
Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
TechCrunch
Business & Enterprise3 min read
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
TechCrunch
Business & Enterprise2 min read
SoftBank donated $50 million to Trump’s library months before federal data center deal
The Verge
Chips & Compute3 min read
Nvidia could invest $250bn in OpenAI's 10Gw Ohio data center — but costs could balloon to $500bn
TechRadar
Sources: SoftBank gave $50M to Trump's library; Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon gave $25M, $10M, and $5M to his WH ballroom; Meta gave $10M to a pro-Trump group (Wall Street Journal)
Techmeme
Chips & Compute4 min read
Nvidia in talks to backstop $250bn of OpenAI’s data-centre financing
The Next Web
Robotics4 min read
SoftBank is reportedly weighing a deal for Swiss robotics startup Gravis
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Business & Enterprise4 min read
Masayoshi Son says AI will cost $5tn a year by 2040, and calls bubble talk absurd
The Next Web
Business & Enterprise4 min read
France thinks cheap power is its AI edge. Now it must decide who plugs in
The Next Web
Business & Enterprise4 min read
Macron and Modi are winning the AI infrastructure race with text messages and personal meetings
The Next Web
Finance4 min read
SoftBank revives $10bn OpenAI-backed loan with a new sweetener for lenders
The Next Web
SoftBank’s CEO isn’t the only one with questions about Elon Musk’s orbital data center hype
TechCrunch
Masayoshi Son dismisses Musk’s space data centres as an AI-race bet
Covered by 2 sources
SoftBank and OpenAI launch “Patching as a Service” to defend Japan’s critical infrastructure
The Next Web
SoftBank briefly became Japan’s most valuable company. The last time that happened was February 2000.
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SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company on the AI rally
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SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
Covered by 2 sources
SoftBank to manufacture large-scale batteries for AI data centres at former Sharp plant
The Next Web
More banks join SoftBank’s $40 billion OpenAI loan as syndication enters soft-launch phase
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SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO
TechCrunch
SoftBank is converting a Sharp LCD factory into a battery plant for AI data centres. The data centres cannot wait five years.
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SoftBank wants to borrow $10 billion against its OpenAI stake. The spread tells you what the banks think.
The Next Web
That's everything we have on Softbank right now