(Reuters) – Information managers said on Saturday that the CEO of Softbank Group is planning to borrow $ 16 billion to invest in artificial intelligence, the CEO of SoftBank Group is planning to borrow $ 16 billion to invest in artificial intelligence, the CEO of SoftBank Group is planning to borrow $ 16 billion to invest in artificial intelligence, the CEO of SoftBank Group is planning to borrow $ 16 billion to invest in artificial intelligence.
The report added that the Japanese technological investor may borrow another $ 8 billion in early 2026.
Reuters reported in January that Softbank is in talks to invest up to $ 25 billion in Openai Chatgpt, as the Japanese group continues to expand in the sector, the SoftBank reported to invest to $ 25 billion in Openai Chatgpt, as the Japanese group continues to expand in the sector.
Reuters reported that Softbank will be at the top of $ 15 billion in which Stargate has already adhered to, pointing to a person familiar with the matter.
The information previously reported that Softbank was planning to invest a total of $ 40 billion in Stargate and Openai and began talks to borrow up to $ 18.5 billion in financing, supported by its assets listed in the public list.
Stargate is a joint project by Oracle, Openai and Softbank, which plans to invest up to $ 500 billion to help the United States stay in China and other competitors in the global artificial intelligence race.
The project was announced by US President Donald Trump, son of Softbank, CEO of Openai, Sam Al -Tamman, and President of Oracle Larry Ellson at the White House in January.
(Anusha Shah's reports in Bangaluru, edited by William McLean)