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SoftBank eyes data centre group Switch as Son hunts for AI
Acquiring Switch would allow SoftBank to own a large portfolio of data centres outright
SoftBank in talks to buy data-centre investor DigitalBridge
[TOKYO] SoftBank is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centres, as it seeks to take advantage of an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ...
SoftBank’s Arm plans to set up chip training facility in South Korea
It will train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to bolster the relatively weak system-semiconductor and fabless segments
SoftBank’s Son ‘cried’ about Nvidia stake sale to fund AI bets
The company needs to raise capital to fund projects including data centre construction
SoftBank’s 40% slide since October underscores mounting worry over its giant OpenAI bet
Japanese tech investor leads AI selloff amid concerns over new pressure on OpenAI after Gemini 3.0 debut
SoftBank’s US$5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears
The Japanese tech investor needs the proceeds for initiatives including the US$500 billion Stargate project to expand US data-centre capacity
SoftBank Q2 profit more than doubles to 2.5 trillion yen on OpenAI gains
The results coincide with a bull run in technology-related stocks that has sent its share price to record highs
SoftBank said to have weighed potential takeover of Marvell
The Japanese conglomerate’s push into the space has gone beyond pure mergers and acquisitions
SoftBank chases actual revenue with OpenAI in corporate Japan
The two companies are still fine-tuning the products they are co-developing for Japanese enterprises
Masayoshi Son becomes Japan’s richest with US$55 billion fortune
Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai has been at the top of the country’s ranking for most of the past decade, and continuously since April 2022
