SoftBank seeks up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for AI

Published Friday, October 9, 2026 · 2:05 AM EDT

SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking to raise as much as $100 billion from investors in the Gulf region to help finance an expansion of the company's investments in artificial intelligence, the Financial Times has reported.

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