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SoftBank's Son narrows down successor to 'a few candidates'
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son has narrowed down his choice for a successor to a handful of people in ...
SoftBank CEO says he's ‘all in' on OpenAI, reveals he's long wanted Microsoft's spot as main backer
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son used a shareholders’ meeting on Friday to discuss the company’s belief in OpenAI and the coming of ...
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SoftBank Commits $32B to OpenAI, Eyes Global AI Leadership
SoftBank Group (TYO:9984) is positioning itself as a global leader in the artificial superintelligence (ASI) era, with CEO ...
SoftBank Unit Plans First Dollar Bond for $1 Billion
SoftBank Group Corp.’s telecommunications unit plans to make its first offering of US dollar-denominated bonds, with Morgan ...
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SoftBank's Billionaire CEO Eyes Arizona for Gigantic $1 Trillion AI and Robotics Revolution
SoftBank plans a $1 trillion AI and robotics hub in Arizona and may partner with TSMC and tech firms. U.S. tax breaks are ...
SoftBank aiming to become leading 'artificial super intelligence' platform provider
TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Friday that he wanted the investment group to become the number one ...
SoftBank backs giant floating climate stations startup
A startup building massive, bullet-shaped helium balloons that float in the stratosphere has raised $15 million from Japan’s ...
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SoftBank founder Son eyes trillion-dollar TSMC partnership for Arizona AI hub
The founder of Japanese investment holding company SoftBank Group Corp. wants to team up with Taiwan Semiconductor ...