SoftBank
Infrastructure & Cloud
SoftBank and SB Energy Commit to 10 Gigawatts of New Power Generation for US Data Centers
SoftBank's SB Energy and the US Department of Energy announced a public-private partnership to build 10 GW of new power generation, mostly natural gas, to fuel a new Ohio AI data center campus.
Infrastructure & Cloud
SoftBank’s €75B France Bet: When the Compute Race Becomes a Power Contest
⚡ Key Takeaways SoftBank commits up to €75B for 5GW of AI data centers in France with EDF and Schneider...
Startups
OPay’s $4B US IPO: Africa’s Fintech Moment on the Public Markets
⚡ Key Takeaways SoftBank-backed OPay has appointed Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase to lead a US IPO targeting a...
AI & Automation
Japan AI Alliance: SoftBank, Sony, Honda Bet $6.28B on Physical AI
⚡ Key Takeaways SoftBank, NEC, Sony, and Honda have formed Japan AI Foundation Model Development, a joint venture backed by...
AI & Automation
Microsoft’s $10B Japan AI Bet: The Largest Western AI Infrastructure Investment in Asia
Microsoft commits $10 billion to Japan AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and workforce training through 2029.
AI & Automation
OpenAI’s $122 Billion Round: The Funding Event Reshaping AI’s Future
⚡ Key Takeaways OpenAI closed a record $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion valuation, with Amazon ($50B), Nvidia...
AI & Automation
OpenAI’s $110 Billion Mega-Round: When AI Funding Becomes Sovereign-Scale Infrastructure
OpenAI closed the largest private funding round ever at $110B, valued at $730B. What the Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank mega-round means for AI competition.
