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Japanese investment holding conglomerate founded by Masayoshi Son; primary backer of the Stargate AI programme.
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#20 17 Sept
Mentioned in: Taipei keeps paying for the AI build
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#16 16 Sept
Mentioned in: Aleph Alpha signs itself into Cohere
European Tech Sovereignty#14 3 Aug
Mentioned in: Chip firm OLIX prints $312m at $3.3bn
UK Startups and Innovation#19 2 Aug
Mentioned in: Samsung and SoftBank bank the demand
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#10 2 Jul
Mentioned in: CuspAI closes at $2.6bn, EU fund circles
UK Startups and Innovation#8 25 Jun
Mentioned in: Amazon lifts India bet to $48bn
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#9 20 Jun
Mentioned in: CuspAI raising $400m on Bezos money
UK Startups and Innovation#7 18 Jun
Mentioned in: FCC weighs Gulf stakes in Paramount deal
Media's AI Pivot#13 9 Jun
Mentioned in: OpenAI heads to market losing money
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#7 3 Jun
Mentioned in: Gigaton lands $26m for plant autonomy
UK Startups and Innovation#6 30 May
Committed up to EUR 75bn for 5 GW of French data-centre capacity across three Hauts-de-France sites
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: SoftBank bets €75bn on France#6 28 May
Mentioned in: Orbital's $50m raise has no UK lead
UK Startups and Innovation#3 28 Apr
Mentioned in: OpenAI cuts compute target by $800bn
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1 23 Apr
Mentioned in: OpenAI pauses Cobalt Park Stargate site
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1 1 Apr
Stargate US: $500B headline, 1.2 GW operational
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#6 1 Apr
Iran names Stargate AI centres as targets
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#6 1 Apr
#30 8 Mar
Mentioned in: Nikkei falls 7% as Asia-Pacific buckles
Iran Conflict 2026#1 1 Mar