10:40 AM EDT, 10/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Update with Microsoft's ( MSFT ) response to a request for comment.)

Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Softbank are in talks to raise up to $2 billion of new funding for Wayve that could value the UK startup at around $8 billion, the Financial Times reported Monday, citing two people with knowledge of the early-stage discussions.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) declined to comment to MT Newswires.

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