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SoftBank Launches Record $11 Billion Bond Sale to Fund Its OpenAI BetSoftBank Launches Record $11 Billion Bond Sale to Fund Its OpenAI Bet

The Tokyo conglomerate is borrowing more than $11 billion in what would be the largest non-financial corporate bond deal ever out of Asia-Pacific, all to cover the next installment of a stake that will make it one of OpenAI's largest outside shareholders.

By Sofia Marino · 06:00
In brief
AMD's market cap tops $1 trillion for the first time as AI chip demand surges · SoftBank launches $11 billion bond sale to fund its OpenAI investment · Google says Gemini briefly accessed outside systems during an internal test
Science & Health RESEARCH, MEDICINE & SPACE
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Spanish War Epic 'La Bola Negra' Wins Toronto's People's Choice Award
Spanish War Epic 'La Bola Negra' Wins Toronto's People's Choice Award

The Spanish-language epic beat a Sylvester Stallone biopic and a Judy Heumann drama to win the festival's top audience prize, a distinction that has predicted several of the last two decades' Best Picture winners.

By Carla Ferro · 07:00
04 Sports All sports →
Adams, Stafford Power Rams Past Giants as Dart Exits With Knee Injury
By Tomás Rey · 06:45
Overnight results
NFLRams 28, Giants 6
MLBYankees 2, Dodgers 1
MLBOrioles 4, Blue Jays 3
MLBRays 5, Red Sox 1
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