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Other tech newscritical impactSoftBank reportedly borrows $11 billion for OpenAI investment
· Tokyo, Japan · Asia-Pacific
SoftBank is said to have taken on an additional $11 billion in debt from investors to fund its third tranche of investment in OpenAI.
- Topic
- Other tech news
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan (35.676°, 139.650°)
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Impact
- critical
- Reported value
- $11B
- Reported by
- heise online
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