SoftBank reports first-quarter income slide, gain on Intel stake Published 06 Aug, 2026 12:24pm That beat a forecast of 148.4 billion yen by four analysts surveyed by LSEG
Hyundai to buy SoftBank's remaining stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 mln, newspaper says Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:46am Hyundai Motor is expected to convene a board meeting on June 22 to approve the purchase, the newspaper said, citing unnamed industry sources
Macron announces 93bn euros in ‘Choose France’ investments Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said he was expecting “record” foreign investment amounting to 93 billion euros...
OpenAI’s $110 billion funding round draws investment from Amazon , Nvidia, SoftBank Published 27 Feb, 2026 07:17pm Amazon’s cloud computing platform, AWS, will be the exclusive third-party cloud provider for OpenAI Frontier
Nikkei tracks Wall Street decline, SoftBank Group tanks nearly 9pc Published 14 Feb, 2026 02:23am TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, weighed down by overnight losses on Wall Street, with SoftBank...
SoftBank shares slide as Nvidia stake sale highlights AI funding needs Published 12 Nov, 2025 03:06pm The share drop also comes amid investor concerns about the risk that rapidly rising tech valuations are overextended
SoftBank’s $5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears Published 12 Nov, 2025 01:49am SoftBank needs the proceeds for initiatives including the $500 billion Stargate project
OpenAI hits $500 billion valuation after share sale to SoftBank, others, source says Published 02 Oct, 2025 12:45pm The share sale adds to SoftBank's earlier investment in OpenAI's $40 billion primary funding round
SoftBank raises $4.8 billion from T-Mobile share sale, term sheet shows Published 17 Jun, 2025 11:46am SYDNEY: Japan’s SoftBank raised $4.8 billion from a sale of 21.5 million T-Mobile shares at $224 each, according to...
Credit Suisse, SoftBank fight over Greensill losses in $440mn London lawsuit Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:40pm LONDON: Credit Suisse’s $440 million London lawsuit against Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp kicked off on Thursday over...
OpenAI’s $500 billion Stargate venture weighs future UK investment, FT reports Published 17 Apr, 2025 10:10am Stargate, the $500 billion US data-centre project funded by SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle, is weighing a future...
OpenAI to raise $40 billion to boost AI efforts Published 03 Apr, 2025 04:53pm OpenAI said on Monday it would raise $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion...
SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion into OpenAI, FT reports Published 30 Jan, 2025 08:04am SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion into ChatGPT owner OpenAI and become the AI firm’s largest...
OpenAI, SoftBank each commit $19bn to Stargate AI data center, the Information reports Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:12am OpenAI and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will each commit $19 billion to fund Stargate, a joint venture to develop...
SoftBank and Arm weigh acquiring Ampere Computing, source says Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:26am Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group, and its majority-owned Arm Holdings, are exploring a deal for Oracle,...
Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100 billion US investment, in echo of 2016 event Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:03am Holland PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on...
Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100bn US investment Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am PALM BEACH (Florida): President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on...
Billionaire Ambani’s Reliance plays catch-up to ride India quick commerce wave Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:30am NAVI MUMBAI: Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is mimicking the strategy of popular Indian grocery startups to...
SoftBank scraps AI chips tie-up plan with Intel, FT reports Published 15 Aug, 2024 10:09am Japanese technology investor SoftBank dropped plans of producing an artificial intelligence chip with Intel to...
ByteDance says ‘no plans’ to sell TikTok after US ban law Published 26 Apr, 2024 11:11am BEIJING: Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a...
Japan’s Nikkei falls 2pc after 3-day rally Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell 2% on Thursday after a three-session rally, with technology stocks ...
Tokyo’s Nikkei inches up at close Updated 09 Feb, 2024 12:13pm TOKYO: Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index closed slightly higher on Friday, supported by gains from SoftBank Group,...
Wall St rises as strong data fails to dent rate-pause hopes Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:32am NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Thursday as hotter-than-expected economic data failed to erode...
Oil cut extension raises risk of Saudi economic contraction this year Published 10 Sep, 2023 01:01pm DUBAI: Saudi Arabia faces the risk of an economic contraction this year following its decision to extend crude...
Apple and Samsung to invest in SoftBank’s Arm at IPO Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am TOKYO: Apple and Samsung Electronics will invest in SoftBank Group -owned chip designer Arm at its initial public...
SoftBank in talks to buy Vision Fund’s 25pc stake in Arm Updated 14 Aug, 2023 06:56am NEW YORK: SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to acquire the 25% stake in Arm Ltd it does not directly own from Vision...
SoftBank to shift to ‘offence mode’ as AI booms Published 21 Jun, 2023 09:55am TOKYO: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday that his tech investing conglomerate plans to shift its...
SoftBank’s Son says he is ‘heavy user’ of ChatGPT Published 20 Jun, 2023 09:56am TOKYO: SoftBank Group’s Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is a “heavy user” of ChatGPT, the...
SoftBank books narrower loss after Alibaba stake sell-down Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am TOKYO: Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp on Thursday posted a sharply narrower annual loss after a capital raise using...
SoftBank posts $7.18bn annual loss as Vision Fund slides further Published 11 May, 2023 01:15pm TOKYO: Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp reported an annual net loss of 970 billion yen ($7.18 billion) for the year ended...