OpenAI Deepens Japan Focus

OpenAI Deepens Japan Focus as SoftBank Buys $676M Sharp Plant for AI Hub
For its joint venture with OpenAI, SoftBank has announced plans to spend $676 million on a factory in Japan, which it plans to turn into
SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan
SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam and in strategic partnership
SoftBank To Build $676 Million AI Data Center In Japan, Linked To OpenAI Partnership
SoftBank announced a deal with Sharp to acquire assets for 100 billion yen to build a large-scale AI data center, aiming to become largest investor in OpenAI.
SoftBank, OpenAI to run AI agents at former Sharp LCD plant
TOKYO/OSAKA -- SoftBank Corp. plans to use a former Sharp LCD panel plant in Japan as a data center to operate artificial intelligence agents that will be jointly developed with U.S. ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Nikkei has learned.
SoftBank, OpenAI to jointly run AI agents at ex-Sharp LCD plant in Osaka, Nikkei reports
SoftBank plans to transform a former Sharp LCD panel plant in Japan into a data center for operating artificial intelligence agents developed in collaboration with U.S.-based ChatGPT creator, OpenAI,
SoftBank, OpenAI to build AI data centre in Japan, Nikkei reports
SoftBank plans to transform a former Sharp LCD panel plant in Japan into a data centre for operating artificial intelligence agents developed in collaboration with U.S.-based ChatGPT creator, OpenAI,
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SoftBank pours $670M to convert factory into AI data center
Japanese multinational investment firm, SoftBank, has confirmed its plans to invest $672 million in a former Sharp factory.
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Before Going to Tokyo, I Tried Learning Japanese With ChatGPT
When OpenAI launched ChatGPT late in 2022 ... practicing Japanese with the ChatGPT smartphone app before traveling to Tokyo for the first time. Outside of watching some anime, I had zero working ...
OpenAI just announced that its Sora AI video generator is coming to ChatGPT
Now, OpenAI plans to integrate Sora into ChatGPT, aiming to provide users with the ability to create videos directly from ...
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OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led $97 billion purchase offer
OpenAI’s board of directors has formally rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and other investors to purchase the company. “OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected ...
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OpenAI's ‘Deep Research’ Can Actually Make Professional Reports With Citations
Not to be out-done by Deepseek, OpenAI is launching a new Deep Research feature in ChatGPT. This is OpenAI's newest Agentic AI feature (after Operator), which builds on the recent trend of making ...