December 19, 2016
Pepper The Robot Is Going To Work – At SoftBank
Pepper, a rather adorable humanoid robot, is being put to work by his bosses at SoftBank. The Japanese internet group — founded by Masayoshi Son — has already sold about 10,000 of the robots,...
December 14, 2016
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Apple’s Big Investment
Tech giant Apple has been in talks to invest in a fund being put together by SoftBank Group, the Japanese telecom and banking firm. Named the SoftBank Vision Fund, it...
December 13, 2016
Apple To Invest In $100B SoftBank Tech Fund?
Tech giant Apple has been in talks to invest in a fund being put together by SoftBank Group, the Japanese telecom and banking firm that could be as large as...
December 07, 2016
US: Japanese CEO tells Trump he’ll invest $50bn in the...
SoftBank Group Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son told President-elect Donald Trump he would create 50,000 new jobs in the US through a $50 billion investment in startups and new companies....
December 05, 2016
No Snapdeal Deal for Alibaba?
In what may be another round of rumors surrounding Indian eCommerce company Snapdeal to be quashed, the firm will not be bought by China’s Alibaba Group Holding. Reuters said there...
October 14, 2016
South Korea’s Young Startup Scene Is Growing Up Fast
Though South Korea’s startup ecosystem is relatively new — its first accelerator was launched just three years ago — the culture is evolving quickly. With a big government backing, bold...
June 04, 2015
SoftBank Will Invest $1 Billion In Korea’s Coupang
Korean eCommerce company Coupang announced that it will be getting a $1 billion investment from a SoftBank subsidiary, according to a Wednesday (June 3) release. Get the Full Story Complete...
April 30, 2014
US: Sprint readies to make T-Mobile bid
Sprint is ready to push for a buyout offer for fellow wireless operator T-Mobile having already met with banks to discuss debt arrangements for such an acquisition, sources say. Unnamed...
April 24, 2014
Japan: SoftBank’s confidence to boost wireless industry abroad questioned at...
As SoftBank continues to fight to convince the global wireless industry that its merger strategy only makes the industry more competitive, reports say the company is facing criticism at home...