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Masayoshi Son told executives that nearly $5 trillion in annual global investment will be required to expand data centers, boost chip production and build energy infrastructure for AI. He predicted AI-related industries could replace about 20% of world GDP by 2040 and dismissed concerns that AI investment is a bubble. SoftBank's AI bets have driven profit growth and include a $34.6 billion investment in OpenAI, the sale of its Nvidia stake and new battery and data-center initiatives. » More on finance.yahoo.com

SoftBank is forming the joint venture SB Neo with its telecom subsidiary to build a 10‑gigawatt AI cloud and rent AI chips and cloud capacity to enterprise customers and hyperscalers. The service is expected to be available from the next fiscal year. By around 2030, SoftBank plans to significantly expand the offering and position itself as a global provider of AI compute. » More on finanzen.net

Masayoshi Son warns that AI will greatly increase the scope and speed of cyberattacks and severely endanger critical infrastructure. Softbank therefore plans to develop an AI-powered defense program using OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber; tests on 700 internal systems found more than 10,000 vulnerabilities. The new solution should be ready by the end of the year and deployed to about 3,000 operators of critical infrastructure in Japan, while the number of dedicated software engineers will be significantly increased. » More on faz.net