2025-12-31 04:23:50

SoftBank has wrapped up an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI, bringing its total stake to approximately 11%. This substantial capital injection underscores the growing appetite among major institutional players to secure positions in the AI space. The move signals confidence in OpenAI's trajectory and highlights how traditional tech giants are reshaping their portfolios around artificial intelligence leadership. With this enlarged ownership slice, SoftBank joins other heavyweight backers in betting big on frontier AI technologies—a trend that's reshaping capital flows across the tech and emerging digital sectors.

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BearMarketLightning

· 8h ago

SoftBank's latest bet feels like a game of musical chairs... Everyone wants a piece of the AI pie. --- Investing 22.5 billion yuan for an 11% stake... Masayoshi Son is really bullish on ChatGPT. --- Traditional giants are stockpiling AI, while retail investors are still debating which coin to buy. The gap is widening. --- Wait, does this mean SoftBank has now become a secondary shareholder of OpenAI? Damn, that's pretty impressive. --- Again, institutional buying and capital flow reshaping... Basically, it's just about not falling behind. --- 11% stake—that's a significant proportion... Could Masayoshi Son be aiming for greater influence within OpenAI? --- The AI arms race is indeed money-burning; 22.5 billion yuan is like pouring water... Big players' game, we can't afford to join. --- I just want to know when this 22.5 billion yuan will break even... This bet is pretty fierce.

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