SoftBank Seeks $100 Billion from Gulf Investors to Fund AI Expansion Strategy

Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank Group, has initiated discussions with senior officials from the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations over a possible fundraising of up to $100 billion to accelerate the company's aggressive artificial intelligence investment strategy. According to reporting, these talks with senior figures in the Gulf region represent the latest escalation in Son's bold and increasingly risky bet on AI.