52 minutes ago · The SoftBank founder is leading the largest ever start-up investment: a $40bn round that values OpenAI at $260bn and puts Son at the heart of the AI frenzy. The deal was hashed out in the past few ...

SoftBank Group Corp. (ソフトバンクグループ株式会社, SofutoBanku Gurūpu Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, that focuses on investment management. [3]

4 days ago · OpenAI and the SoftBank Group today announced a partnership to develop and market Advanced Enterprise AI called “Cristal intelligence.” Cristal intelligence will securely integrate the systems and data of individual enterprises in a way that is customized specifically for each company. SoftBank Group Corp. will spend $3 billion US annually to deploy OpenAI’s solutions across its group ...

1 day ago · Nissan sells more than three million vehicles a year, while Honda sells nearly four million. A merger would position them as the world’s third-largest automaker group, behind Toyota and Volkswagen.

4 days ago · By automating and autonomizing all of its tasks and workflows, SoftBank Corp. will transform its business and services, and create new value. A Joint Commitment to Innovation SB OpenAI Japan, which will be 50:50 owned by OpenAI and a company established by SoftBank Group Corp. and SoftBank Corp., will be consolidated to SoftBank Corp.

3 days ago · TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI stepped up their AI partnership Monday, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan.. SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son and OpenAI Chief Sam Altman appeared at an event in Tokyo, talking up their collaboration and inviting Japanese companies to join.. Son, holding a shiny blue crystal ball as a symbolic prop, said its AI ...

SoftBank Corp. and its group companies operate a wide range of businesses, including telecommunication services (40 million users), online media (85 million users), communication app services (97 million users), and smartphone payment services (66 million users), in …

Jul 22, 2024 · During his four decades leading SoftBank, a free-spending Japanese investment group, the billionaire has made some spectacularly successful investments. And some epic flops. In recent months,...

3 days ago · Cristal will first roll out in Son’s own SoftBank Group companies, which include Arm, a semiconductor and software company, and PayPay, an electronic payment service. SoftBank said it plans to ...

5 hours ago · Cristal intelligence will be deployed across the entire SoftBank Group, including SoftBank Corp. Internally, SoftBank Corp. plans to automate over 100 million of its workflows by using the service, and while providing data and additional training in a secure manner, will aim to boost efficiency and create new business opportunities within its ...