SoftBank Group (TYO:9984) is in talks to lead a funding round of up to $40 billion in OpenAI, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, sources said. If finalized, this would mark a record-breaking private funding

SoftBank is reportedly considering a historic $25 billion investment in OpenAI, which could surpass Microsoft's stake and position SoftBank as the ChatGPT maker's largest investor.

The Japanese conglomerate is in talks to spend up to $43 billion to boost the ChatGPT developer.

The Japanese corporation SoftBank Group has shown interest in investing as much as $25 billion in OpenAI, which would make it the organization’s biggest financial sponsor. According to a Bloomberg report,

Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFR) (“Cipher” or the “Company”) today announced a $50 million investment from SoftBank Group Corp.(TSE: 9984, “ SoftBank ”), one of the world’s most prominent investment holding companies.

O SoftBank Group negocia para investir até US$ 25 bilhões na OpenAI, um movimento que poderia torná-lo o maior patrocinador da startup de inteligência artificial.

Shares of Cipher Mining were trading higher in the after-hours market following news of a $50 million private investment in public equity deal from SoftBank Group. After the bell Thursday, shares of Cipher Mining rose 19% to trade at $5.60. The stock finished the day's regular session with a 4.4% gain, closing at $4.70.

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.

Oracle Corp. on Thursday received a $7.75 billion shot of confidence from bond investors to help refinance a huge pile of old debt, despite worries that China’s DeepSeek platform could offer cheaper ways to harness artificial intelligence.

Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in Septe

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