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SoftBank AI campus drives record €93bn investment haul at Choose France summit

2nd Jun 2026

2 minutes

France has secured €93 billion in foreign investment commitments through its annual Choose France summit, with more than half of the total linked to a major SoftBank-backed AI infrastructure project.

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AI-RAN Alliance: Building the intelligent networks of tomorrow

28th May 2026

6 minutes

Exclusive: AI-RAN Alliance chair Dr Alex Jinsung Choi calls for the industry to look beyond the AI hype, outlining how its members are tackling AI integration, network economics and skills gaps.

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SoftBank to launch GPU cloud powered by Infrinia AI Cloud OS

27th May 2026

6 minutes

SoftBank’s neocloud play combines NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 hardware with its Infrinia AI Cloud OS to deliver sovereign, GPU-accelerated AI infrastructure in Japan from October 2026.

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman: AI will not trigger a global ‘jobs apocalypse’

26th May 2026

3 minutes

AI impact on jobs has been less than feared, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who suggested a ‘jobs apocalypse’ is unlikely to happen.

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SoftBank triples profits, credits OpenAI stake

14th May 2026

3 minutes

SoftBank’s quarterly net profit tripled to $11.6bn, driven by a $25bn rise in its OpenAI stake value, as the Japanese investor targets AI and robotics expansion.

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From AMD to Artemis II: Accelerating the next era of space exploration

13th May 2026

4 minutes

Capacity spoke with Ken O’Neill, space systems architect at AMD, about the company’s role in the recent space mission and how its chips are powering ambition.

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SoftBank launches battery business to power up AI data centres

11th May 2026

3 minutes

SoftBank Corp. has launched a battery business based in Japan aimed at building next-generation power infrastructure to support electricity demand amid the AI boom.

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SoftBank plans $100bn US IPO for AI and robotics firm Roze

1st May 2026

4 minutes

SoftBank is spinning out a new AI and robotics company called Roze, targeting a $100bn US listing.

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Project Prometheus nears $10bn raise in BlackRock and JPMorgan-backed funding round

21st Apr 2026

4 minutes

Project Prometheus is closing a $10bn funding round backed by BlackRock and JPMorgan. Here’s what its $38bn valuation really signals for industrial AI.

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