SoftBank discusses $30B investment in OpenAI, potentially valuing it at $830B.

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI as part of a potential $100 billion funding round, which could value the AI company at $830 billion. The move reflects growing investor confidence in AI and SoftBank’s strategic push into high-growth tech. Meanwhile, China completed the first phase of 6G trials, and other tech developments include a proposed merger between C3.AI and Automation Anywhere, EU regulations requiring Google Android to open its platform to rival AI systems, and new AI model launches from China’s Moonshot and Anthropic.