Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving fast. It was only two years ago that OpenAI's GPT-3.5 models sparked the AI arms race, and the pace of innovation has since been staggering. But the best innovations often come out of left field.

The Japanese corporation SoftBank Group has shown interest in investing as much as $25 billion in OpenAI, which would make it the organization’s biggest financial sponsor. According to a Bloomberg report,

OpenAI has announced that it's teaming up with Softbank and Oracle on $100 billion data center project in the U.S.

Shares of AI-related hardware companies plunged on Monday, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM -14.11%), Marvell Technology ( MRVL -18.96%), and Arista Networks ( ANET -23.50%), which fell 14.4%, 18%, and 21.9%, respectively, as of 1:11 PM EDT.

Joe Biden made several attempts to curb Chinese AI advancement, but DeepSeek's launch has put those policies into question.

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The dependency dance between AI pioneer OpenAI and the Microsoft Azure cloud and the application software divisions of its parent company are fascinating

Softbank Group Corp is in talks to invest up to US$25 billion in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand into the sector.

Without addressing the specifics of DeepSeek’s model, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told CNBC he sees no sign of a slowdown in demand for AI chips.

If there were any fears that spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure was about to slow down, that was put to rest when President Donald Trump announced the new Stargate AI project last week.

ASML shares jump 9% as strong chip orders ease AI spending fears. Traders eye semiconductor stocks as demand for high-end chips remains resilient.

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, which could hit Nvidia, one of TSMC's biggest customers.