SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son chases Nvidia Also: Meta takes censorship memo from X, Nvidia trounces competitors in market cap, optimism about M&A. Fortune · Jan 8, 2025
Hundreds of OpenAI's current and ex-employees are about to get a huge payday by cashing out up to $10 million each in a private stock sale A group of current and former OpenAI employees are eligible to cash out up to $10 million worth of shares as part of the company’s $1.6 billion tender offer to SoftBank, a source has told Fortune. Fortune · Dec 18, 2024
Softbank To Invest 0 Billion In US AI Infrastructure Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group to invest 0 billion in U.S. AI infrastructure, creating 100,000 jobs. Positive reactions to strength... Top News · Dec 17, 2024
Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US? Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son has joined President-elect Donald Trump in announcing plans by technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
SoftBank CEO To Invest $100B In US After Meeting Trump At Mar-a-Lago SoftBank Group is promising a big investment in the United States during the next Trump administration International Business Times · Dec 16, 2024
Trump Urges Biden To Halt Border Wall Sales President-elect Trump criticizes Biden's decision to sell unused border wall parts and emphasizes the need to preserve existing wall infrastructure. Trump ... Top News · Dec 16, 2024
SoftBank Pledges To Invest $100 Bn Into US, Creating 100,000 Jobs The Japanese tech titan SoftBank will invest $100 billion in the United States, creating at least 100,000 jobs, US President-elect Donald Trump said Monday, in a boost to his incoming administration. International Business Times · Dec 16, 2024
4 takeaways from Trump's news conference at Mar-a-Lago President-elect Trump on Monday announced a massive investment in U.S. projects and urged President Biden to stop selling border wall parts. Roll Call · Dec 16, 2024
Softbank To Invest 0 Billion In U.S. Projects SoftBank CEO to announce 0 billion investment in U.S. projects with Trump, signaling economic growth and job creation efforts. Top News · Dec 16, 2024
Trump is to announce $100B SoftBank investment in the US President-elect Donald Trump will join SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his Florida home to announce that the company is planning to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024
Softbank To Invest 0 Billion In US Projects SoftBank Group plans 0 billion investment in US projects, creating 100,000 jobs with a focus on AI technologies. Top News · Dec 16, 2024
SoftBank Secures Bigger OpenAI Stake With $1.5B Employee Share Buyout: Report OpenAI is enabling employees to sell up to $1.5 billion worth of shares in a tender offer led by SoftBank Benzinga · Nov 28, 2024
Softbank once offered Jensen Huang a loan to buy Nvidia entirely — Nvidia CEO regrets not taking the loan Nvidia's Jensen Huang could have privatized Nvidia a decade ago and then merged it with Arm. Tom’s Hardware · Nov 13, 2024
Nvidia, SoftBank Pilot World's First AI-powered 5G Telecom Network Nvidia and Softback piloted the highly advanced AI and 5G telecom network. International Business Times · Nov 13, 2024
Fortune · Nov 13, 2024 Jensen Huang says Softbank's Masayoshi Son once offered to help him buy Nvidia Huang was speaking at Nvidia’s AI Summit in Tokyo where he also announced several AI collaborations with Softbank.
Barchart · Nov 5, 2024 Valued at $3.43 Trillion, Is Nvidia Stock Really Undervalued? SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has boldly claimed that Nvidia, already worth $3.4 trillion, is undervalued, citing the company's position at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution.
Fortune · Oct 30, 2024 Nvidia: undervalued in a golden era of robots? Masayoshi Son of SoftBank is about to open a robot factory with the Saudis.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 15, 2024 SoftBank's Intel AI processor plans in doubt as insiders say it is now considering a TSMC partnership SoftBank had to start talks with TSMC after it canceled plans to produce AI processors with Intel as the company failed to meet production requirements.
Fortune · Jun 27, 2024 SoftBank's billionaire CEO says he was put on Earth to create artificial superintelligence that's 10,000 times smarter than a human—'I am super serious about it' "For what purpose was Masa Son born? It may sound strange, but I think I was born to realize ASI," SoftBank's CEO said.
Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2024 SoftBank’s Son aims to create ‘super’ AI in new investment drive SoftBank Group Corp.’s big-talking founder Masayoshi Son is back, this time with plans to bring about an era of artificial super-intelligence.
Fortune · Jun 21, 2024 Imagine owning 5% of Nvidia but selling it all 5 years ago—tech investor rues over $150 billion slipping through his fingers as ‘fish that got away’ Softbank founder Masayoshi Son dumped his entire stake in Nvidia after a crypto downturn hurt sales to miners—now he wants to make good with a huge bet on artificial super intelligence.
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024 Arm owner SoftBank reports £1.2bn profit as it shifts towards AI Tech investor led £800m funding round into UK self-driving car software company Wayve
TechRadar · Feb 26, 2024 Arm's bigger brethren? Founder of Softbank seeks $100bn war chest to build AI chip behemoth to rival Nvidia, Intel — but is it too little, too late? Masayoshi Son, the founder of Softbank Group, wants to create a $100bn chip rival to Nvidia.
Fortune · Nov 8, 2023 Adam Neumann fires subtle shots at his WeWork successors Adam Neumann, the billionaire founder of WeWork, said the company "has failed to take advantage of a product that is more relevant today than ever before" since he left.
Fortune · Oct 4, 2023 Softbank’s CEO says you’ll end up like a mindless goldfish if you don’t get on board with AI “Take advantage of it or be left behind,” warned Masayoshi Son, whose early bet on Alibaba built his reputation as a tech visionary.