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2024.12.17

23:27

Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: The "Trump effect" has already emerged. SoftBank will invest $100 billion in the next four years to create 100,000 new jobs in the United States, marking another positive signal. We look forward to Trump's second term and the good news that will come.

13:46

SoftBank promises Trump to invest $100 billion in U.S. by 2029

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that Japan's SoftBank Group plans to invest $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.

00:24

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: I hope Trump can make the world peaceful again.

00:20

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: Confidence in the United States has greatly increased.

00:17

Trump announces SoftBank to invest $100 billion in the US

Trump announced that SoftBank Group will invest $100 billion in the United States.

00:17

Trump announced that SoftBank Group will invest $100 billion in the United States.

2024.12.16

22:27

Trump's press secretary Carolyn Levitt confirmed that Trump will meet with SoftBank's CEO today.

19:16

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says he will invest $100 billion in the U.S. by 2029

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son reportedly said he would invest $100 billion in the United States by 2029.

19:14

According to CNBC: SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son will announce a $100 billion investment in the United States during his meeting with Trump.

2024.12.10

22:21

Sharp and KDDI reach consensus on launching AI data center in 2025

On December 9, Sharp announced that it had reached a consensus with Japanese telecommunications giant KDDI to strive to fully launch the AI data center transformed from the Sakai factory in 2025. The consultations between four companies, including Datasection, which is engaged in system development and outsourcing, and Supermicro of the United States, will end. The four companies reached a consensus in June this year to coordinate the establishment of an operating company and the purchase of graphics processing units (GPUs) for generative AI learning and inference. Regarding the old site of the Sakai factory, Sharp is also negotiating with SoftBank on the establishment of a data center. SoftBank strives to put it into use in 2026, and the two sides are negotiating.

2024.12.07

16:49

Paytm Singapore to sell PayPay stake to SoftBank for 41.9 billion yen

On December 7, according to the National Stock Exchange of India, Paytm Singapore has approved the sale of its PayPay stock acquisition rights (SAR) to SoftBank Vision Fund 2 entities for a net gain of 41.9 billion yen. The transaction values PayPay at 1.06 trillion yen. It is expected to be completed this month.

2024.10.31

03:20

SoftBank CEO says tens of billions of dollars being prepared for next big move

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 31) -- SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he is preparing tens of billions of dollars for his next big move as he attended the 8th annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

2024.10.23

02:51

SoftBank, Apollo discussed giant fund to invest in AI projects

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 23) -- SoftBank Group Corp. and Apollo Global Management Inc. discussed matters related to setting up a giant fund to invest in data centers, chip factories and other artificial intelligence projects, according to Semafor.

2024.09.04

03:34

SoftBank-backed Indian e-commerce platform OfBusiness plans $1 billion IPO

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 4) -- SoftBank-backed Indian B2B e-commerce platform OfBusiness is planning a $1 billion IPO, according to Reuters.

2024.08.23

04:03

SoftBank considers $686mn investment in Sharp

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 23) -- SoftBank Corp. a telecom subsidiary of SoftBank Group, is considering a 100 billion yen ($686 million) investment in electronics maker Sharp.

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