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Behind SoftBank's Multi-Billion Dollar Bet On OpenAI
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Asia tech stocks extend sell-off with SoftBank down over 7% as investors sour on AI-linked names
U.S. tech-heavy Nasdaq declined more than 4.5% last week. "The tech-led rout erased approximately $1.8 trillion in S&P 500 market cap," according to a UOB note.
Masayoshi Son's Net Worth Down $13 Billion As SoftBank Shares Slide—Loses Asia's Richest Title To Ambani
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SoftBank's shares are down 10% amid broader tech sell-off
Shares of SoftBank fell 10% amid a decline in other Asian tech giants. There are market concerns over the Japanese investment firm's high-risk bets on AI.
SoftBank's OpenAI bet and rising debt are raising liquidity crunch concerns
SoftBank's concentrated AI bets are reviving concerns over its mounting debt. The company's shares have surged about 70% this year on investor enthusiasm over AI.
SoftBank CEO's Bad Bets Left Him in Despair. An AI Spree Has Him Back on Top.
Masayoshi Son said that his Tokyo-based technology conglomerate would unleash at least $52 billion of investment in French data centers.
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Becomes Asia's Richest Person Amid AI Boom
SoftBank Group's Masayoshi Son has become the richest person in Asia amid the AI boom. Market euphoria has propelled shares of the Tokyo-listed investment giant to a record high, making it Japan's most valuable company by market capitalization on Monday, overtaking automaker Toyota Motor.
AI revolution is '50x bigger' than the dotcom boom: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to CNBC
AI revolution is '50x bigger' than the dotcom boom: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to CNBC
Nikkei tops 67,000 as SoftBank overtakes Toyota in market value
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose above 67,000 for the first time on Monday, as a surge in SoftBank Group turned the technology investor into the country's most valuable listed company and underlined the growing force of the artificial intelligence trade in Tokyo. The blue-chip gauge climbed as much as 1.4% to an intraday record of 67,231.28 before ending the midday session at 67,038.24, up 1.1%.
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center capacity in France.
SoftBank to Plow $52 Billion Into French Data Centers
SoftBank is promising to spend at least $52 billion on building a network of massive data centers in France, helping advance Europe's goal of tech independence with what would be the continent's largest AI infrastructure project.
SoftBank to build up AI data centres in France with major investment
Japan's SoftBank Group will invest €45 billion over the next five years in a push to build up artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, founder Masayoshi Son told the paper La Tribune Dimanche in an interview published on Saturday.
