➀ Softbank plans to challenge Nvidia with its Izanagi AI processor project, which could attract an investment of $100 billion; ➁ Prototypes of the Izanagi processors are expected in summer 2025, with mass production set for 2026; ➂ Arm and Graphcore are central to the chip design, with Arm aiming to move up the value chain; ➃ The involvement of hyperscalers could raise the funding to hundreds of billions; ➄ Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has discussed the project with OpenAI and made a tender offer to OpenAI employees.
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