OpenAI partners with Korea’s Kakao after inking SoftBank Japanese JV
On the heels of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek making a huge splash in OpenAI's American backyard, OpenAI is expanding in Asia, with major commercial deals that
SoftBank, OpenAI team up to develop AI for Japan Inc
SoftBank is also committing US$15 billion to Stargate, a joint venture with OpenAI and Oracle. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SoftBank, OpenAI to call on 500 firms to help build Japan AI network
SoftBank and OpenAI will host a gathering of more than 500 Japanese companies in Tokyo on Monday. They will seek the participation of a wide range of industries -- from transportation and logistics to manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and finance -- with an eye toward tapping into their data troves to develop generative AI for industry.
OpenAI inks deal with South Korea’s Kakao amid growing AI competition
OpenAI chairman Sam Altman inked a deal with South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. on Tuesday, marking the second major Asian partnership for the ChatGPT maker this week amid growing competition from Ch
OpenAI expands in Asia with Kakao and Softbank partnerships
OpenAI announced strategic partnerships with South Korea's KakaoTalk and Japan's SoftBank that will see significant collaboration on new Enterprise AI models.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your In
OpenAI teams up with Kakao for AI push in Korea
OpenAI is expanding its footprint in Asia with key partnerships. In South Korea, it has joined forces with Kakao, operator of KakaoTalk, which holds a dominant 97% market share in the country’s messaging space.
OpenAI, Kakao team up for AI products; talks with SoftBank, Samsung on Stargate
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)-backed OpenAI said on Tuesday that it will build AI products for South Korea with local chat and video app operator Kakao. OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman is visiting Asia. On Monday,
Kakao Stock Surges 9%, Then Dips Following OpenAI Partnership
Kakao has seen its shares decline 2% after formally announcing its partnership with OpenAI. The South Korean chat app operator has plans to develop a
Energy, Defense, AI Stocks in Focus in Japan With Ishiba in US
A heightened sense of risk and opportunity is building in Japanese markets on Friday as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and OpenAI’s Sam Altman bet on AI — and each other
When Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman first met each other in 2017 at SoftBank’s offices in Tokyo, the younger entrepreneur lacked a project large enough to tempt the tech billionaire to get his cheque ...
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Tokyo Electron plans expansion despite AI spending doubts
The company, one of a handful of key chip gear-makers globally, revealed the expansion after posting better-than-expected ...
Tokyo tech IPO soars but Seoul deal tanks 10% in volatile Asian markets
South Korea's LG CNS shares fell from the initial public offering (IPO) price in their trading debut on Wednesday, after ...
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Don't Worry, AI Won't Eat You—It Doesn't Even Like Protein: SoftBank CEO
The CEOs of OpenAI and SoftBank shared an optimistic vision of AI's future, though they disagreed on whether robots would ...
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OpenAI announces 'deep research' agent as AI competition ramps up
U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called a 'deep research' agent that it says can ...
Resource-poor Japan was girding for an AI energy surge. DeepSeek raised the stakes.
Power producers, whose stock prices had outperformed on expectations of ballooning electricity demands needed to scale AI ...
From Tokyo to Delhi: OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman woos Indian market in AI push
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared India the company’s most critical international market. Altman’s statement came after a ...