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”.

The CEO of U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp. expressed high hopes for Japan’s role in the artificial intelligence robotics revolution during talks with Softbank Group Corp.’s CEO on Nov. 13.

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 ...

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 ...

SoftBank Group Corp. plans to create industrial parks for artificial intelligence across the US and is considering an investment of more than $1 trillion, Nikkei reported. Founder and Chief ...

Francie Pepper learned as a child how easily someone else could define her life. Growing up in Mount Auburn, across the street from her father’s workplace at Christ Hospital, everyone knew her ...

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 ...

SoftBank leads a $40 billion funding round for OpenAI, potentially doubling its valuation to $300 billion. The Japanese conglomerate has partnered with OpenAI to develop AI data centres in Japan and ...

(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI is close to finalizing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp. — with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue Management, Founders Fund and Altimeter ...