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SoftBank wants Gulf money to expand AI bet

Oct 9, 2026 · 13m

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SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise as much as $100bn from Gulf investors to further his massive bet on AI, the Flydubai co-pilot who tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv expressed misogynistic views online, and Donald Trump has said Washington will not strike Iran ahead of the US midterm elections. Plus, two Latvian men allegedly trespassed at a UK military base, and two crypto groups with links to a Trump family-backed company are embroiled in a $141mn legal battle. Mentioned in this podcast: SoftBank seeks $100bn from Gulf to expand massive AI bet The online life of the Flydubai attacker Donald Trump says US ‘will not be attacking Iran’ before midterm elections Oil prices…