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PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...- Japan Inc will struggle to follow SoftBank's lead and go big with TrumpMany details remain unclear, including the funding strategy and SoftBank's role. However, Son's approach highlights how bold investment ann...
- Japan's SoftBank acquires British AI chipmaker GraphcoreOnce touted as a rival to Nvidia, which has seen its own valuation skyrocket thanks to soaring demand for AI computer chips, Britain's Grap...
- SoftBank to invest $514 million for 51% stake in Cubic TelecomThe Japanese telecommunications arm of tech investment giant SoftBank Group and Cubic "will form a strategic global partnership to pioneer ...
- SoftBank cuts about 150 staff globallyNotices are going out to employees on Thursday and will affect around 30% of employees across the two businesses, the person said, declinin...
- SoftBank overseas business chief exits in latest churnSoftbank's recent exits underscore the dominance of its chief executive, Masayoshi Son, amid a time of strategic shift for the company.
- SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure exits; departure sparked by pay disputeMarcelo Claure's deputy, Michel Combes - a French former telecoms executive - has been appointed chief executive of SoftBank Group Internat...
- SoftBank leads MindTickle's $100 million round; valuation doubles to about $500MSoftBank Vision Fund 2 was joined by existing backers Norwest, Canaan, NewView Capital, Qualcomm Ventures
- SoftBank hands new roles to two Vision Fund managing partnersThe executive reshuffle signals a heightened focus on SoftBank’s senior ranks in a period of turbulence for the Japanese conglomerate.
- Son’s empire wobbles as credit rout hits SoftBank debt loadThe company is more vulnerable because of missteps at the Vision Fund, the $100 billion investment vehicle that Son set up to become the ne...
- Masayoshi Son’s bankers are worried about their favorite clientSon’s recent string of stumbles has tested banks’ commitment to the new model. Tumbling valuations for marquee holdings including WeWork an...
- SoftBank Fund to hire more to push India businessLast year, SoftBank roped in Sumer Juneja from Norwest Venture Partners to head SVF India.
- Paytm launches ‘PayPay’ mobile wallet in Japan in JV with SoftBank, Yahoo JapanPaytm is also offering a ‘cashback’ to users of PayPay in Japan, a concept which the SoftBank and Alibaba-backed company has been pushing a...
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's Asia trip underscores its persistent global ambitionsAmid heavy operating losses, Uber has retreated from some markets, including China and Russia. It’s also said to be considering a sale of i...
- SoftBank to buy robot maker robotics business from AlphabetAs part of the transaction with Alphabet, SoftBank also agreed to buy Japanese bipedal robotics company Schaft. Terms of the deal weren’t d...
- Not a Snap Deal: Jasper Infotech's lifeline from SoftBank may cut its valuation by halfGurgaon-based Jasper was last valued at $6.5 billion when it raised $200 million in funding led by Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan ...
- SoftBank to buy Britain’s ARM for $32 BillionSoftBank will gain control of a cash-generating mobile industry leader who gets royalties every time clients such as Apple Inc, Samsung Ele...
- Why Nikesh Arora bet $483 million on SoftBank's future“I took him seriously,“ says Arora. “As long as I can protect my family, I have no problem taking the risk.“
- SoftBank, Tiger Global may hire more executives for India operationsSoftBank and Tiger Global are looking to increase their presence here and will hire or move overseas executives to lead operations in India.
- Japan's SoftBank becomes largest investor in Indian startups after buying stake in Snapdeal, OlacabsSoftBank, which made an early bet on China’s Alibaba where it owns shares worth around $80 billion, is hoping to replicate its success in I...
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