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Microsoft reportedly lacks the know-how to fully leverage OpenAI's tech — despite holding IP rights

Microsoft having access to OpenAI's IP doesn't necessarily mean that it knows how to use the technology, as insiders cite frustration.

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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Lived Life Like 'Benjamin Button' — Nikesh Arora Says He Took Every Risk His Mother Warned Him About And Struck Gold With Alibaba, ARM

Palo Alto Networks Inc. CEO Nikesh Arora revealed insights into SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC:SFTBY) CEO Masayoshi Son‘s risk-taking philosophy during a recent podcast appearance, comparing the Japanese billionaire’s approach to life to the fictional character Benjamin Button.

Benzinga

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Unveils $1 Trillion AI Hub Proposal for U.S. to Rival China

Softbank’s Masayoshi Son is leading efforts to build one of the largest investments in history by finding backers for a $1 trillion AI hub in Arizona.

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Trump and TSMC pitched $1 trillion AI complex — SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son wants to turn Arizona into the next Shenzhen

Masayoshi Son is planning a $1 trillion AI and robotics industrial hub in Arizona, called Project Crystal Land, and is seeking support from TSMC, Samsung, and the U.S. government.

Tom’s Hardware

Elon Musk Was ‘Abusing His Power In the Government to Unfairly Compete’ Says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘It’s Unfortunate for the Country’

Sam Altman accuses Elon Musk of trying to block OpenAI’s Stargate UAE project, escalating tensions in the global AI race.

Barchart

Softbank and Intel want to rival Samsung and SK Hynix with HBM memory alternative but I don't think they will succeed - Here's why

SoftBank and Intel plan new AI memory chip to challenge Samsung and SK Hynix dominance in HBM.

TechRadar

Credit Suisse was ‘warned’ about Greensill three years before firm collapsed

Anonymous messages questioned judgment of senior managers in dealing with Greensill, says Swiss regulator

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Lex Greensill says SoftBank managers ‘felt threatened’ by his links to founder

Financier tells court he travelled to Tokyo ‘often weekly’ for mentoring sessions with Masayoshi Son

The Guardian - UK

Intel and SoftBank collaborate on power-efficient HBM substitute for AI data centers, says report

SoftBank wants to corner the AI chip memory market with a more efficient substitute to HBM.

Tom’s Hardware

UK's Arm and SoftBank Inject £12.3M to Supercharge Global AI Research with Carnegie Mellon

Arm and SoftBank commit $15.5 million to support Carnegie Mellon and Keio University's joint AI research initiative, advancing international collaboration in artificial intelligence innovation.

International Business Times UK

Japanese tech giant SoftBank records its first profit in 4 years

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has posted its first profit in four years, as it raked in gains from its investment portfolios

The Independent UK

Japan's SoftBank Posts $7.8 Bn Annual Net Profit

Japanese tech investor SoftBank Group, a major player in the US Stargate artificial intelligence drive, on Tuesday posted a bumper full-year net profit of $7.8 billion.

International Business Times

Fact-checking Trump’s claim of securing $10 trillion in investments for US

The White House reports $5.1T in promised investments, with $4.3T newly pledged. Experts say $2.1T may not fully happen.

Al Jazeera

OpenAI set to splurge $3 billion on AI coding tool Windsurf as ChatGPT inventor looks to make programmers a bit more nervous

OpenAI plans to acquire Windsurf for $3 billion in a move that could challenge GitHub Copilot’s dominance.

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Fortune

OpenAI hires InstaCart CEO Fidji Simo for major leadership role

The move may raise questions about Sam Altman's long-term commitment to remaining OpenAI's CEO

Fortune

OpenAI wants to sell 'democratic AI' to the world—and potentially increase its soft power globally

OpenAI’s Stargate seeks to export ‘democratic AI’—but will it also help the company secure more soft power on the global stage?

International Business Times

OpenAI Abandons Plan To Become For-profit Company

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Monday that the company behind ChatGPT will continue to be run as a nonprofit, abandoning a contested plan to convert into a for-profit organization.

TechRadar

300 billion and counting: most popular chip designer in the world turns 40, and it all started in a wooden barn

40 years on: How Arm’s minimalist chip design became the blueprint for modern computing.

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Cantor Fitzgerald partners with Tether, Bitfinex and SoftBank to launch Bitcoin acquisition company

Twenty One Capital plans to launch publicly with 42,000 Bitcoins.

Windows Central

Microsoft AI boss confirms development of "off-frontier" AI models, but they'll be 3 or 6 months behind OpenAI: "Our strategy is to really play a very tight second"

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says the company is building AI models that will be "three or six months behind" OpenAI, but they'll have advantages

TechRadar

Has x86 lost the data center battle? Arm claims victory as it declares close to 50 percent of compute shipped to top hyperscalers in 2025 will be Arm-based

Arm has x86 on the ropes as it declares close to 50 percent of compute shipped to top hyperscalers.

Windows Central

Despite Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar OpenAI investment, these viral ChatGPT 4o Ghibli memes are another example of just how far behind Copilot is

Despite Microsoft's early multi-billion-dollar investment in OpenAI, it doesn't seem to have led to access to the latest models on any meaningful cadence.

Windows Central

SoftBank dethroned Microsoft as OpenAI's largest investor, pushing the ChatGPT maker's market cap to $300 billion — but reportedly buried itself in debt

OpenAI closed its latest round of funding where it managed to raise $40 billion from investors, pushing its market cap to $300 billion.

PC Gamer

OpenAI finalises deal for $40 billion in investments, raising company value up to $300 billion, but there's a catch to receive it all

OpenAI is being pushed to go for-profit.

Fortune

Asia tries to prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wave of new tariffs: ‘We’re working on this matter nonstop, even on weekends’

Vietnam cut import duties on Monday while other governments like Japan and Australia have tried negotiating with Washington.

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