SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI. The deal would make it the start-up’s biggest financial backer.

The Japanese conglomerate is in talks to spend up to $43 billion to boost the ChatGPT developer.

Some of the funding would be used to help cover OpenAI’s $18 billion commitment to the recently announced Stargate project.

The president joined leaders from OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to launch the ambitious project, but questions remain about its ...

SoftBank is in talks to inject up to $25 billion directly into OpenAI, positioning the Japanese tech conglomerate to become ...