SoftBanks
SoftBank’s Arm plans to set up chip training facility in South Korea
[ad_1] It will train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to bolster the relatively weak system-semiconductor and fabless segments[SEOUL] South Korea’s industry ministry and SoftBank’s chip unit, Arm, have signed...
SoftBank’s Son ‘cried’ about Nvidia stake sale to fund AI bets
[ad_1] The company needs to raise capital to fund projects including data centre construction[TOKYO] SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t have sold off Nvidia shares if his company...
SoftBank’s 40% slide since October underscores mounting worry over its giant OpenAI bet
[ad_1] Japanese tech investor leads AI selloff amid concerns over new pressure on OpenAI after Gemini 3.0 debut[TOKYO] Growing unease over frothy artificial intelligence valuations is weighing on shares of...
SoftBank’s US$5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears
[ad_1] The Japanese tech investor needs the proceeds for initiatives including the US$500 billion Stargate project to expand US data-centre capacity[NEW YORK] SoftBank Group’s US$5.8 billion sale of its Nvidia...
SoftBank’s Graphcore plans £1 billion chip investment in India
[ad_1] The US’ tensions with China have helped the country rise in prominence for global tech companies, but its AI infrastructure is still developing[LONDON] Graphcore, the British chip designer owned...
SoftBank’s profit rebounds on AI stocks
[ad_1] Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. posted a 421.8 billion yen ($2.9 billion) profit in the April-June quarter, rebounding from a loss a year earlier as its investments benefited...
SoftBank’s Ampere deal faces in-depth US probe in threat to AI ambitions
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] SoftBank Group’s US$6.5 billion acquisition of semiconductor designer Ampere Computing is facing a potentially lengthy probe by the US government.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), one of two...
