SoftBank is in talks to inject up to $25 billion directly into OpenAI, positioning the Japanese tech conglomerate to become the ChatGPT maker's largest financial backer, according to initial reporting from the Financial Times on Wednesday evening.

Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

TOKYO -- Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group plans to contact big investment firms including Apollo Global Management about fundraising for a U.S. artificial intelligence project proposed by President Donald Trump, Nikkei has learned.

SoftBank Group is in talks to lead a $500 million funding round for Skild AI, a startup building robotics software, according to people familiar with the matter.

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on January 21 that Japan's SoftBank Group, Open AI and Oracle will together

Shares in Japanese tech behemoth SoftBank Group soared more than eight percent on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced a major investment to build AI infrastructure.

For a Japan Inc anxious about how ... decided unless you won," he told Trump. SoftBank's shares jumped roughly 11% in Tokyo following the news. The group has around $25 billion to hand and a ...

Tokyo stocks ended sharply higher Wednesday, driven by gains in semiconductor-related shares following news that SoftBank Group will

Large technology firms paced declines, with Advantest Corp. sliding as much as 11% in Tokyo and SoftBank Group Corp. slumping 6%.

A new investment from the Japanese conglomerate would be separate from the $100 billion tied to a project announced at the White House last week.