SoftBank Eyes Bigger OpenAI Stake with $1.5 Billion Tender Offer Amid AI Boom

GuruFocus.com2024-11-27

Through a tender offer, SoftBank Group Corp. (SFTBY) is ready to commit $1.5 billion in OpenAI funds from current and former Microsoft-backed ChatGPT personnel, CNBC said, referencing unidentified ...

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