
SoftBank's $40 Billion OpenAI Gamble: What It Signals for the AI Industry in 2026
On March 27, 2026, SoftBank Group secured what may be the largest unsecured bridge loan in corporate history — $40 billion — to fund a further …
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On March 27, 2026, SoftBank Group secured what may be the largest unsecured bridge loan in corporate history — $40 billion — to fund a further …

The AI industry has always been a race — but in April 2026, the nature of that race changed. Meta announced a $21 billion GPU capacity deal with …

For most of the past decade, a billion-dollar funding round was enough to define the venture capital conversation for a week. In Q1 2026, a …