SoftBank Group Corp.

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Tokyo.

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Meet the Titans: Major Players Funding the Future of AI
Meet the Titans: Major Players Funding the Future of AI
March 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Saudi Arabia aims to carve out a leadership role in the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) field with a proposed $40 billion investment fund, as The...

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Report: Softbank Considers Investing in Mistral AI
Report: Softbank Considers Investing in Mistral AI
March 14, 2024  |  Investments

Japan’s SoftBank is reportedly weighing an investment in French artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI. The tech giant has shown interest in backing Mistral the next time it...

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TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Expand Business Travel Management Platform
TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Expand Business Travel Management Platform
January 23, 2024  |  Investments

TravelPerk, a business travel management platform, has closed an additional $104 million investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This funding will be used to...

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This Week in AI: Deepfakes, Devices and Data Developments
This Week in AI: Deepfakes, Devices and Data Developments
October 06, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

It is almost generative artificial intelligence’s first birthday. Next month, it will have been a full calendar year since OpenAI first launched its ChatGPT product...

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SoftBank Seeks AI Deals After Successful Arm Listing
SoftBank Seeks AI Deals After Successful Arm Listing
September 17, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

SoftBank reportedly wants to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) after successfully taking tech company Arm public. Masayoshi Son, founder and CEO of the Japanese conglomerate, is...

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Better Going Public Following Two-Year Listing Journey
Better Going Public Following Two-Year Listing Journey
August 24, 2023  |  SPAC

After two years, mortgage lender Better.com will finally go public Thursday (Aug 24). The company’s Nasdaq listing will happen via a special purpose acquisition company...

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Report: Amazon and Google Could Invest in Chipmaker Arm’s IPO
Report: Amazon and Google Could Invest in Chipmaker Arm’s IPO
August 09, 2023  |  IPO

Amazon is reportedly in discussions to invest in chipmaker Arm’s initial public offering (IPO). Arm owner SoftBank is also talking to Google and companies from other industries heavily dependent on semiconductors...

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Rappi and R2 to Provide Loans to Restaurants in Mexico and Colombia
Rappi and R2 to Provide Loans to Restaurants in Mexico and Colombia
July 27, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Rappi, a Latin American delivery app backed by SoftBank, is partnering with FinTech R2 to provide loans to restaurants in Mexico and Colombia. Restaurants selling via the...

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Report: SoftBank Considers US Listing for PayPay Business
Report: SoftBank Considers US Listing for PayPay Business
July 12, 2023  |  IPO

SoftBank may be heading stateside to list its PayPay payments business following news that it is considering a U.S. listing. The potential listing is driven by New York’s...

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