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.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son will lead massive $500 billion Stargate project with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Oracle’s Larry Ellison
Trump was joined by Oracle founder Larry Ellison, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, who said the investment would start with $100 billion, plus a goal of $500
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Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 bln joint venture
Microsoft (MSFT.O) has announced that it changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture with Oracle (ORCL.N) and Japan’s SoftBank Group (9984.T) to build up to $500 billion of new AI data centers in the United States.
Microsoft loses OpenAI exclusive cloud provider status to $500 billion Stargate project — as the ChatGPT maker races to hoist the AGI flag first
Microsoft is OpenAI's largest investor, with a 49% stake, translating to $14 billion. As part of its complicated partnership with the ChatGPT maker, Microsoft was once the exclusive cloud computing partner for OpenAI. However, OpenAI's $500 billion investment in computing infrastructure changes its relationship with Microsoft.
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The Japanese Tech Titan Who Came to Kiss Trump’s Ring
“I am Masayoshi Son, and SoftBank is not a bank ... Big U.S. technology companies, including Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon are set to spend more than $1 trillion in coming ...
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son At Trump AI Announcement: "This Is The Beginning Of Our Golden Age"
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a White House press conference on President Donald Trump's plan for AI infrastructure investment. MASA SON, SOFTBANK: Oh, thank you. That would be helpful. That's good.
How Microsoft loses its 'exclusive status' after OpenAI's $500 billion AI project
Microsoft confirms its partnership with OpenAI remains intact despite OpenAI's new venture with Oracle and SoftBank, led by SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son
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Masa Son, Trump's Japanese buddy with the Midas Touch
Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer with a spectacular but also sketchy investment record.
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Swipes At ‘Stargate’ AI Venture Alongside Musk—Despite OpenAI Backing
Two of the most powerful tech leaders in the world, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, are not exactly fans of the $500 billion Stargate AI initiative announced by Trump this week.
SoftBank Shares Soar as Masayoshi Son’s AI Vision Coalesces
Shares of SoftBank Group Corp. jumped as much as 8.1% after US President Donald Trump announced a multi-billion dollar push by the Japanese company, OpenAI and Oracle Corp. to build AI infrastructure in the US.
OpenAI may now also use cloud providers other than Microsoft
Microsoft and OpenAI are loosening the tight bond that connects them. In future, OpenAI will be able to obtain cloud capacities for its AI from elsewhere.
Microsoft and OpenAI tweak the terms of their cloud deal, enabling $500B Stargate AI project
Microsoft will no longer be the exclusive provider of new cloud computing capacity to OpenAI — a new twist in their relationship that clears the way for OpenAI to work with Oracle and others on the $500 billion Stargate AI project announced by the companies Tuesday with President Trump at the White House.