4 days ago · The deal, which has not been finalised, is an ambitious gambit by SoftBank’s founder Masayoshi Son to become a leading force in AI by deepening ties with OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman.

Jan 21, 2025 · Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, third from left, and, Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation and chief technology officer, right, listen, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Jan 22, 2025 · The announcement was made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison in the presence of President Trump, who called it the "largest AI infrastructure ...

6 days ago · President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation and chief technology officer, and Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO listen in the ...

Jan 21, 2025 · SoftBank and OpenAI are the lead partners for Stargate, with SoftBank having financial responsibility and OpenAI having operational responsibility. Masayoshi Son will be the chairman. Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Oracle, and OpenAI are the key initial technology partners. The buildout is currently underway, starting in Texas, and we are evaluating ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Three major business leaders—SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison—joined President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon at the White ...

Jan 22, 2025 · OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman, SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son and Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison stood alongside Trump at the White House today to announce the creation of the...

5 days ago · Altman, who last week announced that investors including SoftBank would spend up to $500bn to build a network of data centres to power its AI models, added that computing resources were “more ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing Musk’s influence with the new president.. Trump on Tuesday had talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion through a new ...

Jan 23, 2025 · OpenAI and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will each commit $19 billion to fund a joint venture to develop data centers for artificial intelligence in the U.S., OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told some colleagues Wednesday. The ChatGPT developer would effectively hold a 40% interest in the venture, ...