Does anyone remember Pepper the Robot? Launched with great fanfare in Japan in 2014 by SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, this humanoid robot was quietly discontinued seven years later due to “weak demand”.

SoftBank which is leading the deal will initially be investing $7.5 billion in the company along with $2.5 billion from an investor syndicate. OpenAI has finalised a $40 billion funding round from ...

OpenAI has raised $40 billion in fresh funding from SoftBank Group and other investors, doubling its valuation to $300 billion. The investment will accelerate AI research, enhance generative AI ...

OpenAI said on Monday it would raise up to $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion valuation to advance AI research, expand computational infrastructure and enhance ...

NEW YORK :The dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen and the euro on Monday, but was set for its largest quarterly decline since July 2024, as uncertainty around U.S. tariffs kept traders ...

OpenAI is reportedly nearing a massive $40 billion funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank Group, according to Bloomberg. The investment could make SoftBank the largest backer of the ChatGPT ...

Alto Pharmacy, a digital pharmaceutical startup based in San Francisco that’s backed by SoftBank Group Corp., agreed to be acquired by Paulus Holdings Ltd., according to people with knowledge of ...

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is set to secure a massive $40 billion in funding, led by SoftBank pushing OpenAI’s valuation to $300 billion, up from $157 billion, Bloomberg reported on ...

The company is close to finalizing a new $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report noted that other funds, including the hedge fund Magnetar ...

Plenty Unlimited Inc., a vertical farming business that’s drawn backing from Jeff Bezos, SoftBank Group Corp. and Walmart, has filed for bankruptcy with a lender-backed plan to either raise ...

SoftBank, a member of the E2A Consortium, announced it agreed to initiate construction of a new submarine cable system, “E2A,” that will connect Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and the United States. The ...