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fromTechzine Global
1 week ago

SoftBank close to acquiring DigitalBridge

SoftBank will soon announce an agreement to acquire DigitalBridge. According to sources, talks with the digital infrastructure investor are at an advanced stage. The Japanese group could announce the deal as early as this week. Reuters has not yet been able to independently confirm this information. It became clear in early December that SoftBank was in talks with DigitalBridge. A source confirmed to Reuters at the time that SoftBank was interested in the company because of its portfolio,
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#openai
Venture
fromBloomberg.com
1 month ago

SoftBank Cuts InMobi Stake in $250 Million Buyback Deal

SoftBank will sell a large portion of its InMobi stake back to InMobi for about $250 million, cutting its holding to under 10%.
#nvidia
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fromFast Company
1 month ago

Global stocks rise after Wall Street gets a boost from hopes for interest rate cuts

Global equity markets rose broadly as U.S. stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.
#ai-bubble
#masayoshi-son
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Venture

SoftBank's Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions | TechCrunch

Masayoshi Son sold his entire $5.8 billion NVIDIA stake to reinvest in AI, exemplifying a pattern of audacious, high-risk tech bets yielding gains and losses.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Softbank dumps its entire Nvidia portfolio worth $5.8 billion as its CEO goes all-in on OpenAI to the tune of $30 billion | Fortune

SoftBank Group has liquidated its complete stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion, the company announced during a presentation for investors early Tuesday morning, instead redirecting capital toward OpenAI as part of a strategic pivot that underscores both the company's bullish conviction on AI and CEO Masayoshi Son's willingness to place massive, high-stakes bets on emerging tech. Nvidia stock fell 2% shortly after the opening bell.
Venture
Business
fromFortune
1 month ago

Warren Buffett's last shareholder letter offers 5 lessons for CEOs | Fortune

Warren Buffett urges leaders to curb envy, learn from mistakes, prioritize impact and legacy, and maintain confidence in America's long-term economic prospects.
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

SoftBank bulks up its robotics portfolio with ABB Group's robotics unit | TechCrunch

Together with ABB Robotics, we will unite world-class technology and talent under our shared vision to fuse Artificial Super Intelligence and robotics - driving a groundbreaking evolution that will propel humanity forward.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

SoftBank makes a $5.4 billion bet on AI robots

SoftBank is acquiring ABB's robotics division for $5.4 billion to prioritize robotics and Physical AI within a broader AI and infrastructure investment strategy.
#ai-infrastructure
fromWIRED
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and SoftBank to Build 5 New Stargate Data Centers

fromWIRED
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and SoftBank to Build 5 New Stargate Data Centers

Tech industry
fromNextgov.com
8 months ago

Companies announce billions in investments to support emerging tech

Major tech companies are investing billions in U.S. manufacturing for AI and emerging technologies.
NVIDIA plans to invest $500 billion in AI chip manufacturing in the U.S.
SoftBank commits $700 billion for U.S. AI infrastructure development over four years.
U.S. aims to maintain its leadership position in AI innovation.
Venture
fromFast Company
3 months ago

SoftBank is preparing for global layoffs to its Vision Fund team, in a pivot to AI

SoftBank's Vision Fund will cut nearly 20% of staff globally to reallocate resources toward Masayoshi Son's large-scale U.S. AI infrastructure projects.
#intel
Agriculture
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

SoftBank reportedly bought Foxconn's Ohio factory for the Stargate AI project | TechCrunch

SoftBank plans to use the former GM factory in Ohio to build AI servers for the Stargate data center project.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
5 months ago

$500bn Stargate AI infrastructure project is slow to launch

The Stargate project is progressing slowly due to site selection challenges but is not a cause for concern.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
7 months ago

Irish fintech NomuPay lands $40M at a $290M valuation from SoftBank | TechCrunch

NomuPay has raised $40 million to enhance cross-border payment solutions for merchants across various regions.
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