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Cipher Mining Stock Soars On PIPE Investment From SoftBank
SoftBank May Lead OpenAI's $40 Billion Funding Round At A $300 Billion Valuation Despite DeepSeek Disruption: Report
Cipher Mining Stock Soars On PIPE Investment From SoftBank
SoftBank Eyes Historic $25 Billion Investment In OpenAI, Set To Dethrone Microsoft As Biggest Investor In ChatGPT-Parent
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Softbank's Masayoshi Son To Reportedly Announce $100B US Investment During Meeting With Trump
Some of the funds might not be newly raised, potentially including previously announced investments like Softbank's $1.5 billion in OpenAI.
Must See: Billionaires Jensen Huang And Masayoshi Son Joke About SoftBank's Past As Nvidia's Largest Shareholder – Before Dumping Its Stake
SoftBank-Backed Jellysmack Restructures, Lays Off Employees, And Scales Back Creator Program On Meta Platforms
In a bid to restructure its operations, Jellysmack, a SoftBank Group-backed creator-economy startup, is laying off employees and reducing its creator program.
ARM Stock: SoftBank's AI Goals Vs. Bearish Market Trends
ARM stock has seen impressive growth. Technical indicators hint that, with SoftBank's AI-chip dreams, it could be a buying opportunity.
iPhone 16 To Feature Arm's Next-Gen AI Chip Technology, What You Should Know About Apple's Move
Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 series will feature the latest chip technology from ARM Holdings, enhancing the device's AI capabilities.
UK Tries To Woo SoftBank-Backed Revolut For A London Listing Amid Fintech Giant's NASDAQ Plans
Revolut's potential U.S. listing could pose a challenge for London, which has witnessed a series of companies relisting in New York.
Masayoshi Son-Led SoftBank, Other Japanese Telecom Giants Working On Establishing High-Speed Space Telecom Networks In Outer Space
In a bid to expand their businesses, Japanese telecommunications giants Nippon Telegraph, and KDDI are venturing into space. They plan to build high-speed wireless networks in the stratosphere and on the moon.
This AI Stock Surges Nearly 3% Premarket As SoftBank Reportedly Plans To Launch AI-Powered Medical Service In Japan
SoftBank Group is set to introduce a medical service in Japan that uses artificial intelligence to analyze personal medical data, including genetic information. The service will be launched through a joint venture with U.S. healthcare company Tempus AI Inc.
Masayoshi Son's SoftBank-Backed Travelperk Acquires AmTrav, Rakes Up $135M From Blackstone, Blue Owl To Boost US Expansion
Both firms aim to utilize their proprietary technology, artificial intelligence capabilities, and increased resources to further enter the U.S. market.
Data Leak In Masayoshi Son's SoftBank-Backed Internet Company Causes Strain In Japan-South Korea Relations
The breaches were attributed to insecure systems at Seoul-based Naver, which co-owns the company.
Elliott Management Rebuilds Significant Stake In Masayoshi Son's Softbank, Pushes For $15B Share Buyback: Report
The fund's move comes as the gap between SoftBank's asset value and its market valuation reaches unprecedented levels.
SoftBank Group Offloads Entire Alibaba Stake After Jack Ma-Founded Company Causes $6.16B Loss
Alibaba now accounts for "almost zero" of SoftBank's net asset value.
Masayoshi Son's Softbank Beats Analyst Expectations: Record Staggering $1.5B Quarterly Profit, Bolstered By Arm's Valuation And AI
SoftBank Group Corp has reported a quarterly net profit of $1.5 billion, driven by the soaring valuation of Arm Holdings, as it continues to amass funds for its artificial intelligence expansion.
Nvidia Chips To Power Softbank's Near $1B AI Investment: Report
SoftBank is set to invest a whopping $960 million over the next two years to create a cutting-edge Japanese-language-specific generative AI model and enhance its computing facilities.
Softbank-Backed Cohesity To Acquire Veritas Data Security Unit For $3B: Report
Cohesity, a U.S.-based data security software company, is set to acquire the data protection business of Veritas, a subsidiary of Carlyle Group.
Activist Investor Presses Mitsui Fudosan To Offload Tokyo Disney Resort Operator Shares, Proposes $6.7B Buyback: Report
Elliott Management, a U.S.-based investment fund, has been increasing its stake in Mitsui Fudosan, Japan's top property group, since last year. This has positioned Elliott as one of the developer's five largest shareholders, giving it the leverage to make these demands.
Jack Ma, Joe Tsai Overtake Softbank As Alibaba's Largest Shareholders After Aggressively Buying Tech Giant's Tumbling Shares
Ma, who retired as Alibaba's executive chairman in 2019, increased his stake in the company by purchasing approximately $50 million worth of shares in the fourth quarter of 2023. This raised his stake to more than 4.3%, making him the largest single shareholder.
SoftBank Gains 5% Boost In Tokyo-Listed Shares With $7.6B Worth T-Mobile Shares
The transaction effectively doubles SoftBank's hold in T-Mobile US, boosting its stake to 7.64% from the current 3.75%.
SoftBank-Backed Improbable Offloads The Multiplayer Group To Keywords Studios For $97M
MPG, famed for their contribution to well-liked games such as Fallout 76 and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, was procured by Improbable in 2019.
Former SoftBank Executive To Launch Dirham-Pegged Stablecoin, Says UAE Is The 'New Switzerland'
A new stablecoin pegged against the Dirham was launched which will protect consumers from high inflation rates in the U.A.E. 
'iPhone Of AI': OpenAI's Sam Altman, Apple Design Legend Jony Ive And SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Explore A New Venture
OpenAI's chief Sam Altman, Apple design legend Sir Jony Ive, and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son are in advanced talks to build the "iPhone of AI".
Rene Haas Shines Light On Arm's Dominance Amid 2023's Biggest IPO
Arm Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARM), a linchpin for Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) GPUs to function with artificial intelligence (AI), hit the open market on Thursday, marking the largest IPO of 2023 with a
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