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Japan’s second-richest man ‘raced’ to raise billions to fund his commitment to Sam Altman’s OpenAI, and the very ‘promise’ may be hurting him now

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has made an “all in” bet on OpenAI, ramping ‌up ⁠investment in artificial intelligence. Just months ago, SoftBank Group, owned by Japan’s second-richest man Masayoshi Son, reportedly raced to finalise a $22.5 billion funding commitment to Sam Altman’s OpenAI by year-end. According to a report in Reuters, the company used a…

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When ChatGPT made Japan’s second-richest man Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son ‘cry’

Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, has revealed that the company’s decision to sell its substantial stake in Nvidia was a painful, though necessary, step taken to fund its aggressive new investments in artificial intelligence (AI), including a major commitment to OpenAI. Addressing the November disclosure that SoftBank had completely unloaded its shares worth $5.83 billion…

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After Japan’s second-richest man, this American billionaire sells his entire Nvidia stake worth $100 million

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has completely exited his position in Nvidia, selling approximately 537,742 shares worth nearly $100 million during the July-September period, according to regulatory filings released over the weekend. A Form 13F filing from his Thiel Macro fund showed he no longer held any Nvidia shares as of September 30.The dramatic exit comes…

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