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Masayoshi Son Sees AI Surpassing Human Intelect And Infiltrating Every Industry
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - 6:20am | 358Masayoshi Son, the Chief Executive of SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY), envisions a future where artificial intelligence (AI) surpasses human intellect and finds application in every industry, The Wall Street Journal reports. AI’s Broad Application Speaking at an AI symposium organized by the...
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Can SoftBank Become The Next Hot AI Stock Through A Subsidiary That Nvidia Once Tried To Acquire?
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 7:37am | 544As the artificial intelligence (AI) sector heats up, SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY) is positioning itself to potentially become the next hot AI stock. The company’s CEO, Masayoshi Son, announced on Wednesday that SoftBank is preparing to “go on the counteroffensive,” leveraging its...
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Masayoshi Son Says SoftBank Shifting To 'Offense Mode' To Capitalize On AI Revolution: CNBC
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 12:24am | 354SoftBank Group chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son has announced that the Japanese investment firm is shifting from “defense mode” to “offense mode,” aiming to capitalize on the AI revolution, CNBC reports. Shifting Gears: During a shareholders’ annual general meeting, Son...
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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son 'Confesses' To Being A Daily User Of ChatGPT
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 12:36am | 330In a recent revelation, SoftBank Group’s Chief Executive Masayoshi Son declared himself a “heavy user” of ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot developed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) backed startup OpenAI, Reuters reports. ChatGPT: A Daily Companion: Son confessed to interacting with...
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Elon Musk Wins A Guinness World Record — But He Likely Won't Be Celebrating
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 6:40pm | 670The leader of the world’s leading electric vehicle company suffered a huge loss of wealth in 2022. The drop moved Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk down the billionaires' list — and had him receiving an award. What Happened: In 2022, Musk saw his wealth drop thanks...
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SoftBank Can't Catch A Break: Fund Invested $100M In FTX
Monday, November 14, 2022 - 2:38pm | 725Japanese conglomerate holding company SoftBank is positioned to take a big hit from its investments in bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The FTX losses are just the latest in a long string of disastrous investments for SoftBank in recent years that have resulted in billions of dollars of losses...
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Could SoftBank Go Private Following Disappointing Quarterly Results? Analysts See Possibility
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 - 3:38pm | 639Softbank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) record $23.4 billion quarterly loss, pledge of heavy cost-cutting, and self-criticism could push its founder Masayoshi Son to reconsider a management buyout, the Financial Times reports. Analysts and investors said the latest results...
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Why SoftBank's Billionaire CEO Can't Harness His Inner Warren Buffett And Buy The Market Dip
Monday, August 8, 2022 - 3:54pm | 657Japanese investment heavyweight SoftBank Group Corp reported a record $23-billion quarterly loss on Monday. The investment management group, which is heavily focused on tech, energy and communications, took a hard hit to its portfolio following headwinds for the overall tech industry. During a...
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SoftBank Vision Fund Loses Over $17B In June Quarter As Recession Fear Erodes Portfolio Holdings
Monday, August 8, 2022 - 3:43am | 406SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC: SFTBY) on Monday registered a ¥2.33 trillion ($17.23 billion) loss in its vision fund unit during the June quarter, mainly led by a slide in share prices of portfolio companies due to growing fears of an economic recession. Vision Fund 1: The SoftBank...
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SoftBank Group Raises $22B Through Deals That Would Slash Its Alibaba Stake
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - 9:02pm | 493Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) has raised $22 billion in cash through deals that would significantly trim its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) over the coming years, reported Financial Times. What Happened:...
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SoftBank Sold $14B In Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Salesforce, Microsoft, Uber In Q2 To Ramp Up Funding Of Private Startups
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - 6:01am | 480Tokyo-based SoftBank Group (OTC: SFTBY) sold nearly $14 billion worth of listed stocks last quarter. What Happened: The investment group shed nearly $3.5 billion in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and $2.9 billion in Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER). The Masayoshi Son-founded SoftBank Group also...
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SoftBank Makes $500 Million Bet On Mortgage Market With Investment In Better.com
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 10:31am | 417Better.com has gotten a valuation boost and an injection of capital from SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) (OTC: SFTBF). SoftBank, the Japan-based conglomerate run by Son Masayoshi and manager of the $100 billion Vision Fund, is investing $500 million in Better.com, a consumer mortgage lending site...
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Ginkgo Bioworks, Which Prints DNA And Creates Genetically Modified Food, Exploring SPAC Deal: Report
Friday, April 9, 2021 - 12:25pm | 796One of the largest SPACs seeking a target could be nearing a $20 billion deal to bring one of the largest privately-held biotechnology companies public. The SPAC Rumor: Bloomberg reports Ginkgo Bioworks is in talks with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: SRNGU), a SPAC led by Harry Sloan and...
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SoftBank's Vision Fund To Launch 2 More SPACs, For Total IPO Raise Of $550 Million
Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 1:01pm | 309SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) is planning to launch two more SPACs. What Happened: The two SPACs aim to raise a total of $550 million in their IPOs, Reuters reported, citing regulatory filings. SVF Investment Corp 2 would offer 20 million shares and warrants, and SVF Investment Corp 3 would...
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SoftBank's SPAC Files For IPO, May Acquire Vision Fund Portfolio Companies
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 6:32am | 517SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC: SFTBY) backed blank check company, SVF Investment Corp, filed the preliminary prospectus with the SEC for an initial public offering on Monday. SVF Investment Corp plans to list its common stock on NASDAQ under the symbol “SVFA” and raise...