India, Nov. 13 -- A history of high-stakes tech wagers!

Softbank Group CEO Masayoshi Son recently selled the company's entire USD 5.8 billion stake in Nvidia to finance a major investment in OpenAI. This major portfolio shift was announced alongside SoftBank's latest quarterly results, signalling towards Son's moving interest beyond hardware suppliers to focus capital directly on foundational artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and infrastructure.

The liquidation of the 32.1 million Nvidia shares in October, near the chipmaker's all-time valuation highs, has generated market debate. While SoftBank's Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto stated the sale was for capital reallocation, not a negative view on Nvidia, the timing has inte...