SoftBank's outlay for AI investments has more than doubled to $8.9B in the 12 months since Masayoshi Son said the firm was ready to go on the "counteroffensive" (David Keohane/Financial Times)

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SoftBank’s outlay for AI investments has more than doubled to $8.9B in the 12 months since Masayoshi Son said the firm was ready to go on the “counteroffensive”  —  Japanese group says it will ‘step up’ artificial intelligence outlays without stretching finances