
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son plans $50B AI and data center push in Malaysia
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says the money will target AI, new technology and data centres in Kuching and Peninsular Malaysia.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says the money will target AI, new technology and data centres in Kuching and Peninsular Malaysia.

The Japanese conglomerate is tapping debt markets to finance its escalating commitment to OpenAI, per a term sheet reviewed by Reuters.

SB Energy builds, SoftBank powers, Nvidia backstops the debt — a 20-year lease locks in up to 8 gigawatts of compute for OpenAI.

The chipmaker is moving down the stack into power generation as OpenAI's compute buildout outpaces available grid capacity.

The OpenAI-backed spinout of Thrive Capital now owns 70+ businesses and is opening a third vertical aimed at physical infrastructure.

The SoftBank founder dismissed bubble talk, arguing annual AI capital requirements will scale into the trillions within 15 years.

SoftBank's CEO says space-based compute won't arrive in time for the AI race that matters — the next few years, not the next decade.

Macron's Choose France lands €100B in AI infrastructure pledges; a short-lived Claude Fable export ban becomes the wake-up call.

The SoftBank founder, one of the largest financial backers of OpenAI, is pushing back hard against the bubble narrative gaining steam across markets.

At DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen, Nvidia unveiled NemoClaw, OpenShell and synthetic-data tools with SoftBank, Amdocs, NTT DATA and ServiceNow on board.

The Japanese investor will spend an initial €45B to deliver 3.1GW of capacity to Hauts-de-France by 2031 — its largest European AI bet.

Sovereign wealth funds, Google and Amazon are backing a fresh Anthropic round as Goldman and JPMorgan circle a late-2026 public offering.

The Japanese conglomerate scaled back its fundraising goal against its OpenAI stake, a notable retreat from a deal once pitched at $10 billion.

The Japanese conglomerate wants to take Roze AI public as soon as the second half of 2026, with autonomous robots assembling US server farms.
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