SoftBank rushes to close $22.5b funding commitment to OpenAI by year-end

SoftBank rushes to close $22.5b funding commitment to OpenAI by year-end

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Echo Wang, Miho Uranaka, Krystal Hu

22 December, 2025

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