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.
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8 Lessons from the Career of Softbank’s Masayoshi Son
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of SoftBank, the Japanese media technology conglomerate, is often cast as a dreamer, financial engineer, and speculator. But his career — which has spanned the launch of the personal computer and internet,
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SoftBank eyes $15-25 bn investment in OpenAI: FT
Japan's SoftBank is in talks to invest $15-25 billion in OpenAI in a deal that would make it the ChatGPT-maker's biggest financial backer, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
DeepSeek and Masa Son have lessons for Stargate
US tech giants are in panic mode as Chinese AI lab DeepSeek's latest model surpasses OpenAIs ChatGPT on Apples US App Store. President Donald Trump and tech leaders announced the $500 billion 'Stargate' initiative to bolster US AI dominance by creating 100,
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The Japanese Tech Titan Who Came to Kiss Trump’s Ring
The scenes evoked the court of a medieval king. Among the visitors in mid-December was Masayoshi Son, the Japanese founder and CEO of media technology conglomerate SoftBank. Son is probably the ...
What to know about the Stargate AI infrastructure announcement
The initiative announced by President Donald Trump will aim to "secure American leadership in AI" while also creating jobs and economic benefit.
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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son will lead massive $500 billion Stargate project with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Oracle’s Larry Ellison
From left: Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank; Larry Ellison, executive chairman of Oracle; and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI listen to President Trump speak at the White House on Jan. 21, 2025.
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Musk questions whether $100B AI venture backers have the money
Trump was joined by SoftBank Group Corp.’s Masayoshi Son, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Oracle Corp.’s Larry Ellison at the White House to announce the venture, dubbed Stargate, which they said would deploy $100 billion immediately with the goal of eventually spending $500 billion for the construction of data centers and physical campuses.
A.I. Giants Double Down on Spending, Even as DeepSeek Looms
Both Meta and Microsoft committed to huge investments in artificial intelligence, despite new Chinese software outperforming American rivals at a lower cost.
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SoftBank Eyes $15-25bn Investment In OpenAI
The report comes after Chinese's DeepSeek sparked panic with a new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its US competitors.
Nvidia: DeepSeek Isn't Going To Topple The AI Gravy Train
Nvidia’s AI leadership remains intact, despite DeepSeek concerns. Read why NVDA stock’s steep drop represents a great opportunity for long-term investors.
Stargate Project: everything you need to know about OpenAI’s $500 billion gamble
OpenAI's Stargate Project promises to build AI data centers and clean energy facilities across the U.S., creating 100,000 jobs. But will those promises be kept?The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your