[Apollo Plans to Increase SoftBank Loan to $9 Billion to Support Its Investment in OpenAI] According to Bloomberg, asset management giant Apollo Global Management is in discussions with SoftBank Group to increase the size of a loan to SoftBank from $5.4 billion to $9 billion, aiming to provide financing for its investment in OpenAI. Reportedly, this loan is backed by assets from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 and has not yet been finalized. SoftBank had previously committed $64.6 billion to OpenAI and continues to raise funds through financing to support its AI investments.