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Report: Chip Designer Arm Plans to Become Chip Manufacturer
Report: Chip Designer Arm Plans to Become Chip Manufacturer
February 13, 2025  |  Technology

Chip designer Arm reportedly plans to become a chip manufacturer. Arm, which has traditionally designed chips and licensed those designs to companies like Apple and...

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Why Is Silicon Valley Spending a Fortune on AI Data Centers?
Why Is Silicon Valley Spending a Fortune on AI Data Centers?
January 27, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

This week, President Donald Trump and a small group of tech executives — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and Oracle founder Larry...

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SoftBank Reportedly Eyeing $1.5 Billion OpenAI Stock Purchase
SoftBank Reportedly Eyeing $1.5 Billion OpenAI Stock Purchase
November 27, 2024  |  Investments

SoftBank reportedly wants to purchase $1.5 billion in OpenAI stock. It’s part of an effort by SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to strengthen the company’s stake in OpenAI...

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: AI Will Drive ‘Evolution of Humanity’
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: AI Will Drive ‘Evolution of Humanity’
June 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Ten years from now, artificial intelligence (AI) will be 10,000 times smarter than humans, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son reportedly said Friday (June 21). Speaking during SoftBank’s annual...

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SoftBank Plans to Commit $9 Billion to AI Projects
SoftBank Plans to Commit $9 Billion to AI Projects
May 26, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Japan’s SoftBank is reportedly planning to invest nearly $9 billion in artificial intelligence (AI). The tech company’s outlay for investments and commitments has more than doubled...

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SoftBank CEO: AI Will Surpass Human Intelligence by 2030
SoftBank CEO: AI Will Surpass Human Intelligence by 2030
October 04, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The CEO of Japan’s SoftBank says artificial general intelligence is on the cusp of exceeding human knowledge. “Take advantage of it or be left behind,”...

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SoftBank Group Subsidiary Arm Planning IPO
SoftBank Group Subsidiary Arm Planning IPO
May 01, 2023  |  IPO

Semiconductor designer Arm Ltd., a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, is planning an initial public offering (IPO). The organization has confidentially submitted a draft registration on...

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SoftBank Takes $2B Hit In Quarterly Earnings
SoftBank Takes $2B Hit In Quarterly Earnings
February 12, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank’s quarterly profit dropped 99 percent to ¥2.59 billion (£18.2 million) following steep Vision Fund losses, according to multiple reports on Wednesday (Feb. 12). The Vision...

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SoftBank Could Invest $40B In New Indonesian Capital
SoftBank Could Invest $40B In New Indonesian Capital
January 17, 2020  |  Investments

While no figure has been suggested yet, SoftBank has reportedly offered to invest a maximum of $40 billion in a new capital city Indonesia intends to create...

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