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SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan's most valuable company

Fueled by its significant stake in AI powerhouse OpenAI, SoftBank Group has surged past Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company. The tech investor's market capitalization soared following founder Masayoshi Son's announcement of a massive 75-billion-euro investment in French AI infrastructure, underscoring the booming demand for artificial intelligence technology.

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Japan's Nikkei tops 67,000 for first time on AI boost; SoftBank becomes Japan's most valuable firm

Japan's Nikkei share average surged past 67,000 for the first time, driven by AI-related stocks. SoftBank Group became the country's most valuable company, overtaking Toyota, after pledging significant AI infrastructure investment in France. Despite broader market weakness, tech shares propelled the index to new heights.

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SoftBank to invest €75 billion in 5 GW French AI centres

SoftBank Group is set to invest up to $87 billion in France to build 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity, aiming to establish the country as a premier European AI infrastructure hub. The initial phase involves a $45 billion investment for 3.1 gigawatts by 2031, driven by personal diplomacy…

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Arm boss in line for billion-dollar payday if chipmaker hits targets

Proposal requires Rene Haas to steer US-listed British company to ‘exceptional growth metrics’

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SoftBank to spend up to $87 billion on French AI data centers — country offers ample nuclear grid that US sites lack

SoftBank carries over $130 billion in debt and took a $40 billion bridge loan in March to fund its latest OpenAI investment.

Tom’s Hardware

SoftBank to spend $87.5 billion on AI centres in France: Son

Japanese tech investor SoftBank will spend 75 billion euros ($87.5 billion) on artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, its founder Masayoshi Son told a French newspaper in an interview released Saturday. "75 billion euros in total," Son told La Tribune Dimanche weekly ahead of a French investment conference hosted by President…

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Intel CEO Touts Balance Sheet Progress, Foundry Gains and AI CPU Demand

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan said the company has made progress on strengthening its balance sheet, improving execution and rebuilding customer trust, while acknowledging that its foundry ambitions remain a long-term effort. Speaking with J.P. Morgan semiconductor analyst

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SoftBank Stock Spikes as OpenAI Prepares for Historic IPO

SoftBank shares surged over 30% in two days as OpenAI edges closer to a historic IPO. Here's what investors need to know before buying the stock.

Barchart

SoftBank Dumps Uber Stock, But Uber’s Growth Is Accelerating

Uber’s latest institutional selling headline looks dramatic, but the company’s Q1 results suggest the underlying business remains strong.

Barchart

SoftBank group shares surge almost 20% on OpenAI, SB Energy IPOs

SoftBank Group stocks have surged significantly. This rise follows reports that two SoftBank-backed companies, OpenAI and SB Energy, are preparing for initial public offerings in the United States. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is reportedly planning a fall debut. SB Energy, focused on data center energy infrastructure, also announced its…

The Economic Times

SoftBank Just Dumped Circle Stock. Don’t Panic and Keep Adding CRCL Here.

SoftBank fully exited Circle Internet Group in Q1 2026. Here is what investors need to know about the stablecoin giant's fundamentals.

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Fujitsu, SMBC Group and SoftBank agree on alliance to build Japan-made platform for sustainable healthcare

TOKYO, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMBC Group), and SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) announced they entered into a basic agreement regarding a business alliance (the Alliance) in the health and medical fields with the objective of ensuring the continued sustainability of Japan's healthcare…

AAP

Ex-Peak XV trio raises Mettle; Fintechs go licence hunting

Happy Thursday! Three former Peak XV MDs, who abruptly left the VC firm, are launching Mettle Capital to back Indian startups. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.

The Economic Times

SoftBank logs $600 million paper loss on India-listed portfolio in Jan-Mar

SoftBank's Indian investments faced a significant downturn in the January-March quarter. Several prominent companies like Swiggy and Ola Electric saw their market value drop. This led to substantial paper losses for SoftBank's Vision Fund. Despite overall gains from other investments, the Indian portfolio's performance highlights recent market challenges. SoftBank has…

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SoftBank logs $600 million paper loss on India-listed portfolio in March quarter

The Independent UK

Japan's SoftBank racks up huge profit gains with lift from lucrative AI investments

Japanese technology investor Softbank Group says profits for the fiscal year through March zoomed by nearly five-fold as its AI investments paid off

The Economic Times

SoftBank profit more than triples to $12 billion on OpenAI stake gains

Technology investor SoftBank Group reported a net profit of 1.9 trillion yen ($12.05 billion) for the January-March quarter, a significant increase from the previous year. This marks five consecutive quarters of profit, largely driven by its substantial investment in OpenAI, whose rising valuation contributed 3.

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SoftBank to manufacture its own batteries with water-based tech to power AI data centers — targets gigawatt-hour-scale production by 2028

The Japanese company is partnering with two South Korean startups, Cosmos Lab and DeltaX, to produce zinc-halogen batteries.

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SoftBank's OpenAI-related debt in focus as another strong quarter expected

SoftBank anticipates a strong quarterly profit, largely driven by its significant investment in OpenAI, whose valuation has surged. However, concerns are mounting over the substantial debt SoftBank is accumulating to fund these commitments, leading to a negative credit outlook from S&P Global Ratings.

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SoftBank plans robotics and AI firm in the US to build data centers — aims for $100 billion valuation and an IPO this year

SoftBank is planning to launch an AI and robotics startup in the U.S. to build data centers. The firm is gunning for a $100 billion valuation and aims to list the startup this year.

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OpenAI has effectively abandoned first-party Stargate data centers in favor of more flexible deals — company now prefers to lease compute and says Stargate is an umbrella term

OpenAI has reportedly modified its arrangement on several Stargate projects, leaving the direct ownership set up and instead preferring to lease compute from other partners who took on the direct risk of investing in the infrastructure.

Fortune

Wall Street is panicking about OpenAI. A veteran tech analyst says everyone's overreacting

Between the Wall Street Journal's report on what Sarah Friar said and the lawsuit by Elon Musk painting him as a liar, Sam Altman’s having a bad week.

Tom’s Hardware

Market slumps as OpenAI reportedly misses internal targets for active users and revenue — Nvidia, Oracle, AMD, and CoreWeave shares all tremble on the news

Nvidia, Oracle, SoftBank, and CoreWeave saw their stock prices go down because of news that OpenAI has been missing its internal targets. SoftBank stock lost 9.9% of its value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Nvidia, AMD, Oracle, and CoreWeave also dropped during pre-market trading and remain down after the market…

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SoftBank subsidiary working with Intel to develop radical new ZAM memory is now receiving Japanese gov't subsidies — new memory designed as a lower-power HBM for AI workloads

Japan’s SaiMemory, a SoftBank subsidiary collaborating with Intel, has secured NEDO funding to develop Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a next-gen DRAM architecture addressing HBM limitations

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This weird Japanese ad has ruined the way I look at jelly beans forever

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