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Why would Masayoshi Son—the world's most famous high-wire venture gambler—pour $2 billion into Intel, a struggling legacy chipmaker? On the surface, the move contradicts his entire investment philosophy. But this isn't a simple financial trade; it's a calculated move to acquire the final, missing piece in a multi-trillion-dollar ambition to build a full-stack AI empire.

This investment is the key to understanding SoftBank's grand strategy. Having already secured chip designs (Arm) and the intelligence layer (OpenAI), Son's vision lacked one critical component: the means of production. Intel, as a vulnerable but strategically vital asset, was the only viable target.