SoftBank to boost OpenAI stake with up to $1.5bn investment

Masayoshi Son says his mission is to bring about artificial superintelligence

OpenAI gets new $1.5 billion investment from SoftBank, allowing employees to sell shares in a tender offer

OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a new $1.5 billion tender offer, a continuation of its recent $6.6 billion funding round, led by SoftBank, CNBC has learned.
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OpenAI Employees Can Sell $1.5 Billion in Stock to SoftBank

The Japanese bank is keen to increase its stake in the AI market leader, which is also backed by Microsoft.
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Japan's SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments

Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its Vision Fund investments
ABC News - Nov. 12
SoftBank returns to profit as Indian IPOs boost Vision Fund gains

Investors await founder Masayoshi Son’s next big move on artificial intelligence
Financial Times - Nov. 12
China fright ups the stakes for AstraZeneca

Pharma group needs some good news to ease investors’ nerves
Financial Times - Nov. 7
The week that upped the stakes of the Ukraine war

This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities Ukraine has witnessed since Russia's full-scale invasion and marks a new chapter in the nearly three-year war
ABC News - Nov. 23
Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth

The chancellor wants to merge the UK's pension funds but critics worry about the impact on savers.
BBC News - Nov. 14