AI video startup OpusClip raises $20 million from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 at a $215 million valuation
Generative AI video editing startup OpusClip has just secured $20 million in a round led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2. The San ...
This Softbank-Backed Startup Wants to Put a Professional Economist in Your Pocket
Many modern AI tools are trained with an essentially quantity-over-quality approach to data. Programs such as ChatGPT—known ...
SoftBank Bets Big on AI With $16B Loan, But Can It Sustain the Risk?
SoftBank Group (SFTBY), led by CEO Masayoshi Son, is making pivotal moves in artificial intelligence (AI). The Japanese tech ...
SoftBank in talks to borrow $16 billion to fund AI, The Information reports
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son plans to borrow $16 billion to invest in AI, the company's executives told banks last week, ...
The AI data center boom will create new jobs. Most won't be at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, or Meta.
Data centers contributed 4.7 million jobs to the US economy between 2017 and 2023, a PwC study found. Most of them aren't ...
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CoreWeave inks deal with OpenAI to provide AI infrastructure
As part of this deal, OpenAI will become an investor in CoreWeave through the issuance of $350 million of CoreWeave stock ...
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$11.9B AI Deal: Altman Calls CoreWeave ‘An Important Addition’ to OpenAI
CoreWeave, a fast-rising AI cloud provider backed by NVIDIA, has landed a massive $11.9 billion contract with OpenAI in a ...
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Softbank goes all in on AI-RAN at MWC 2025Softbank goes all in on AI-RAN at MWC 2025Softbank goes all in on AI-RAN at MWC 2025
Japanese telco SoftBank, who has been very bullish about the AI-RAN opportunity, has announced five new developments that are part of its broader strategy, pushing its AI-RAN agenda further. The ...
OpenAI reportedly plans to charge up to $20,000 a month for specialized AI ‘agents’
OpenAI may be planning to charge up to $20,000 per month for specialized AI 'agents,' according to The Information.
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Trump and Taiwanese AI chipmaker announce new $100 billion plan to build new US factories
In February, Apple said it would invest $500 billion in the next four years. Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani and SoftBank also have promised multi-billion dollar investments in the U.S. Big Tech ...
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SoftBank in talks to borrow $16 billion to fund AI, The Information reports
(Reuters) - SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son plans to borrow $16 billion to invest in AI, the company's executives told banks last week, The Information tech news website reported on Saturday ...