SoftBank considers $16.5B loan for US AI ambitions, may help lead $40B funding round in OpenAI, valuing it at $300B. Japan's AI project also continues.

OpenAI said on Monday it would raise up to $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion ...

OpenAI said on Monday it would raise up to $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group 9984.T at a $300 billion valuation to advance AI research, expand computational infrastructure and ...

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SoftBank has announced plans to acquire the chip startup Ampere for $6.5 billion in an all-cash deal that “broadens its AI ...

Ampere makes data center central processing unit (CPU) chips based on a computing architecture from SoftBank's majority-owned Arm Holdings that are used by firms such as Oracle in their cloud ...

Ampere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank, retaining both its name and Santa Clara headquarters. Ampere makes processors for data center machinery including technology used by chip ...

The deal comes as SoftBank is starting a giant data-center project in the U.S. and other ventures. Based in Santa Clara, Calif., Ampere designs energy-efficient processors for cloud and AI ...

Ampere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group and retain its name, while lead investors Carlyle and Oracle will sell their stakes. Ampere develops high performance Arm CPUs, ...

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