4 days ago · OpenAI and the SoftBank Group today announced a partnership to develop and market Advanced Enterprise AI called “Cristal intelligence.” Cristal intelligence will securely integrate the systems and data of individual enterprises in a way that is customized specifically for each company. SoftBank Group Corp. will spend $3 billion US annually to deploy OpenAI’s …

3 days ago · The move comes one day after SoftBank announced a major commitment to using OpenAI: It has allocated a budget of $3 billion to deploy OpenAI tech across its various group operations and ...

4 days ago · SoftBank and OpenAI, along with Oracle, are part of the Stargate project supported by President Donald Trump, investing up to $500 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States.. Son said Stargate will expand into Japan, as well as other nations. The technology sector has been shaken by the recent announcement from Chinese newcomer DeepSeek that …

4 days ago · SoftBank has committed to spending $3 billion per year to use OpenAI's tech, according to a joint announcement on Monday

21 hours ago · It will be 50% owned by OpenAI and 50% by a company established by SoftBank Group Corp. and SoftBank Corp., and SB OpenAI Japan will be consolidated to SoftBank Corp. SB OpenAI Japan will market Cristal intelligence exclusively to major companies based in Japan, and help clients fine-tune and train their own data in secure environments while ...

4 days ago · OpenAI, last valued by private investors at $157 billion, is in negotiations to raise up to $40 billion in funding by SoftBank at a potential valuation of more than $300 billion, according to CNBC.

4 days ago · SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday said he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to offer artificial intelligence services to corporate customers.

Jan 30, 2025 · OpenAI, the San Francisco artificial intelligence company that has been on a yearslong money-raising frenzy, is in talks with the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank for an investment up to $25 billion ...

Jan 30, 2025 · OpenAI will invest around $15 billion in Stargate, with SoftBank’s equity investment potentially covering OpenAI’s infrastructure commitment.

Sep 30, 2024 · Japanese telecom company SoftBank's Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, The Information reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the deal.