SoftBank Group
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- founded by Masayoshi Son 100%
- parent of SoftBank Vision Fund 2 100%
- parent of Supercell 100%
- parent of SB Payment Service 100%
- subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase 100%
- parent of SoftBank Robotics Group 100%
- parent of Arm Holdings 100%
- parent of Fortress Investment Group 100%
- parent of ITmedia 100%
- parent of SoftBank Vision Fund 100%
- parent of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 100%
- parent of Ymobile Corporation 100%
- 2026-08-06 regulatory Lawmakers raise concerns about SoftBank's donation to the Trump Presidential Library preceding a federal data center land lease. source
- 2026-08-04 funding SoftBank Group projects a 30% annual growth rate for its cloud and AI businesses by FY2027. source
- 2026-08-04 funding SoftBank Group announced its first quarter fiscal year 2027 earnings, reporting a net profit of 150.07 billion yen. source
- 2026-07-27 partnership SoftBank Group and Tohoku University are establishing a joint research institute to integrate disaster prevention AI and disaster digital twin technology. source
- 2026-07-27 partnership SoftBank Group and Tohoku University are establishing a joint research institute to advance Disaster Prevention AI and Disaster Digital Twin technologies. source
- 2026-07-14 funding SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son projected that global AI infrastructure will require an annual investment of $5 trillion by 2040. source
- 2026-07-14 funding SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son projected that AI infrastructure will require $5 trillion in annual investment by 2040. source
- 2026-07-14 product_launch SoftBank Group launched "Patching as a Service," an AI-driven solution for vulnerability diagnosis and remediation. source
- 2026-07-14 partnership SoftBank Group and Sierra have formed a strategic partnership to launch AI-driven customer service solutions in Japan. source
- 2026-07-13 partnership SoftBank Group and Yaskawa Electric Corporation are partnering to develop a physical AI system for flexible object handling, leveraging NVIDIA's GPU cloud infrastructure. source
- 2026-07-02 funding SoftBank Group is seeking a $10 billion loan, pledging its OpenAI shares as collateral. source
- 2026-07-02 funding SoftBank is in renewed discussions for a $10 billion loan, using its OpenAI shares as collateral. source
- 2026-07-02 funding SoftBank Group plans to issue up to 1.5 trillion yen in corporate bonds to repay debt, optimize capital structure, and fund AI and technology investments. source
- 2026-07-02 funding SoftBank Group plans to issue corporate bonds with a maximum issuance amount of up to 1.5 trillion Japanese yen to repay debt and fund AI investments. source
- 2026-06-24 product_launch SoftBank Group announced plans for what it intends to be the world's largest data center in Ohio. source
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Amazon finances massive Texas gas plant for data centers, sparking emissions concerns
Amazon is financing a large natural gas power plant in Texas to support its data center operations, which could become the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This move is part of a t…
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Arm Holdings targets data centers and mobile networks with new vRAN push
Arm Holdings is looking to expand its presence in the data center and mobile network sectors, challenging established players like Intel and AMD. The company is collaborating with Kenyi, a startup founded by a former Qu…
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SoftBank donated $50M to Trump library before data center deal
SoftBank Group made a $50 million donation to the Trump Presidential Library in January, a few months prior to announcing a federal data center deal. The donation was made just before SoftBank revealed plans to build a …
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SoftBank's $50M Trump Library donation precedes federal data center deal
SoftBank made a $50 million donation to the Trump Presidential Library in January, shortly before securing a federal land lease for a large data center project in Ohio. This timing has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers, who…
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SoftBank profits drop 18% amid rising costs, despite Vision Fund gains
SoftBank Group reported an 18% decrease in fiscal first quarter profit, with earnings falling to 347.3 billion yen ($2.2 billion). Despite a nearly 11% rise in quarterly sales to 2 trillion yen ($12.7 billion), higher c…
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NVIDIA in talks to backstop $250B OpenAI data center financing
NVIDIA is reportedly in discussions to provide a $250 billion financing backstop for OpenAI's data center development. This financial guarantee from NVIDIA would enable OpenAI to secure leases for a significant energy p…
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SoftBank projects 30% AI growth, as tech giants invest in AI office solutions · 1 source tracked
SoftBank Group anticipates a 30% annual growth rate for its cloud and artificial intelligence businesses by fiscal year 2027. This projection comes as major tech companies like Alibaba Group, ByteDance, and Tencent are …
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SoftBank beats earnings, DeepSeek leads API calls, iPhone prices may rise
SoftBank reported its first-quarter earnings for the 2027 fiscal year, exceeding expectations for net sales and operating profit. The company maintained its full-year forecasts for net sales, operating profit, and net p…
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SoftBank's Q1 Profit Misses Expectations Amid AI Office Investments
SoftBank Group reported a net profit of 150.07 billion yen for the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, slightly missing market expectations. The company maintained its full-year forecasts for net sales, operating pro…
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SoftBank's SB Payment Service to Acquire SP.LINKS, Bolstering Payment Business
SB Payment Service, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, has agreed to acquire SP.LINKS, formerly Sony Payment Services, from a fund managed by Blackstone Inc. This acquisition aims to bolster SB Payment Service's payment in…
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AI bubble could spur innovation despite valuation concerns · 2 sources tracked
The artificial intelligence industry may be experiencing a venture capital bubble, but this could ultimately be beneficial. Despite concerns about inflated valuations and excessive investment, the current boom is fuelin…
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SoftBank shares plunge 10% amid AI sector sell-off
Asian technology stocks experienced a significant sell-off, with SoftBank Group seeing a 10% decline due to a downturn in AI-related investments. However, Chinese internet stocks listed in Hong Kong showed resilience, w…
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LinkAPI AI gateway hides complex infrastructure behind unified endpoint
LinkAPI presents itself as a unified gateway to numerous AI models, promising simplified integration by allowing users to switch keys and endpoints while maintaining consistent code. However, the service's actual infras…
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SoftBank, SWFs fuel AI data center over-construction via SPVs
Tech companies and investors, including SoftBank and sovereign wealth funds, are over-constructing AI data centers. This construction is being financed through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), which offload debt onto th…
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SoftBank nears acquisition of Japanese payment provider SP.LINKS
SoftBank Group is reportedly close to acquiring SP.LINKS, a Japanese payment service provider, by securing preferential bidding rights. Blackstone Inc. plans to sell its 80% stake in SP.LINKS, with Sony Financial Group'…
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Tongxing and Honggong Tech Announce Share Buybacks for Employee Incentives
Two Chinese technology companies, Tongxing Technology and Honggong Technology, have announced plans to repurchase their own shares. Tongxing Technology intends to buy back between 60 million and 120 million yuan worth o…
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SoftBank and Tohoku University launch Disaster Prevention AI research institute
SoftBank Group and Tohoku University are collaborating to implement AI for disaster prevention. They will establish a joint research institute on August 1st to integrate Disaster Prevention AI with Disaster Digital Twin…
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SoftBank's $40B OpenAI Loan Enters Distribution Phase with New Lenders
SoftBank Group is reportedly moving forward with a $40 billion bridge loan to invest in OpenAI, with the loan now entering a large-scale distribution phase. Twenty-one new financial institutions are joining the lending …
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SoftBank adds 21 lenders to $40B OpenAI loan facility
SoftBank Group is expanding its $40 billion loan facility for its investment in OpenAI, adding 21 new financial institutions to the lending syndicate. These new participants will collectively provide approximately $7 bi…
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Nvidia finances OpenAI's $500B data center; Grok iterates rapidly; Moonshot AI faces US accusations · 1 source tracked
Nvidia is reportedly in talks to finance a massive $500 billion data center project for OpenAI in Ohio, acting as a financial backstop for a $250 billion lease guarantee and potentially financing chip purchases. This mo…