11 hours ago · When Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman first met each other in 2017 at SoftBank’s offices in Tokyo, the younger entrepreneur lacked a project large enough to tempt the tech billionaire to get his ...

10 hours ago · Tech entrepreneur Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son lead talks over a record deal to make the Japanese investor the biggest backer of the ChatGPT-maker.

OpenAI‘s Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son during a news conference earlier this month at the White House.© Andrew Harnik/Getty Images An aerial view of Masayoshi Son’s residence near ...

4 days ago · On Monday, he and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son took to a Tokyo stage to outline a 50-50 venture between OpenAI and SoftBank’s telecom arm SoftBank Corp. before a meeting with Japan’s Prime ...

3 days ago · Sam Altman and Masayoshi Son also announced an enterprise partnership called Cristal intelligence.

2 days ago · First up, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has a history of latching onto charismatic startup founders, and he's found one in OpenAI head Sam Altman.

President Trump was joined by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. Photo: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg News

4 days ago · TOKYO - SoftBank Group’s founder Masayoshi Son is taking the stage in Tokyo on Feb 3 with Open AI chief Sam Altman, part of a global push to spur investment in AI-supporting infrastructure.

Jan 31, 2025 · SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday said he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to offer artificial intelligence services to corporate customers.

Sep 28, 2023 · OpenAI’s Sam Altman, the former Apple designer Jony Ive and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son are teaming up to develop a device that could replace the smartphone.