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Elon Musk Lashes Out As Trump Backs Sam Altman For World's Largest AI Project
The Stargate project, led by OpenAI's Sam Altman - to build the "world's largest AI infrastructure" - was announced by Donald Trump at a special press conference at the White House. Elon Musk, however, has cast his doubt over the mega project.
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Softbank CEO Says He is ‘Heavy User’ of ChatGPT, Speaks to OpenAI’s Sam Altman Often
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is a "heavy user" of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot from Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI. He added that he is speaking "almost everyday" to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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Softbank CEO to Meet With Samsung to Discuss 'Strategic Alliance' With Arm: All Details
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on Thursday said he wanted to meet South Korean tech giant Samsung to discuss a strategic alliance between the company and Arm, which is backed by Softbank. Monetising Arm has become a primary preoccupation for executives at tech conglomerate SoftBank. Son's statement followed Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee reportedly s...
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In Japan, PM Modi Meets Softbank Chief, Pitches For Investments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Softbank Corporation founder and CEO Masayoshi Son to discuss the Japanese investment firm's future participation in Indian technology, energy, finance and R&D sectors.
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SoftBank Doubles Down With Buy Back After $10 Billion Vision Fund Hit
Softbank’s Vision Fund has taken a $10 billion hit from a decline in share prices of its portfolio companies and China's regulatory crackdown on tech firms.
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Nvidia Deal for Arm Will Drive Computing Power Growth: SoftBank CEO
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said on Thursday that the sale of chip designer Arm to Nvidia will drive growth in computing power, in his first public comments since the $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,94,799 crores) deal was announced in September.
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SoftBank CEO Masayosh Son Steps Down From Alibaba Board After 15 Years
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son announced Thursday he was leaving the board of Alibaba as Jack Ma, the charismatic co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant, also leaves SoftBank's board.
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SoftBank Is Not 'SoftPunku' Says CEO in Defence of Strategy
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son mounted a defence of his investing decisions on Thursday, saying the value of the Japanese conglomerate's holdings has recovered to pre-coronavirus outbreak levels.
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Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son's Quirky, Mostly Baffling Presentations
Masayoshi Son's last earnings briefing was among his most somber in recent memory. The usually irrepressible billionaire opened by comparing the devastating impact of the coronavirus outbreak to the Great Depression.
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SoftBank Vision Fund Head's Pay Doubled Last Year Despite Massive Losses
While offering big pay packets to foreign executives, compensation for CEO Masayoshi Son was JPY 209 million (roughly Rs. 14 crores), a 9 percent decline compared to a year earlier, a SoftBank filing showed.
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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Hopes 'Winged Unicorns' Can Save Crumbling Tech Empire
SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday pinned his hopes on a small group of "winged unicorns" to save the performance of his $100 billion Vision Fund - although he gave few clues on which ones they would be.
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Softbank's Plans for Second Mega-Fund Hit by WeWork Debacle
Softbank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is struggling to raise money for a second massive technology investment fund in the wake of the failed public offering of office-rental company WeWork and sliding valuations of other major investments, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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SoftBank Steps Closer to Transformation With $21-Billion Mobile IPO
The IPO will mark the transformation of the parent from a mobile phone network provider into one of the world's biggest technology investors under CEO Masayoshi Son.
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SoftBank Says Selling Its Entire Flipkart Stake to Walmart
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said earlier this month the $2.5 billion investment through its private equity fund in Flipkart made last year was worth $4 billion.
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SoftBank's Son Says New Vision Fund to Be Set Up in 'Near Future'
"Vision Fund 2 will definitely come," SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son told a conference in Tokyo.
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Elon Musk Lashes Out As Trump Backs Sam Altman For World's Largest AI Project
The Stargate project, led by OpenAI's Sam Altman - to build the "world's largest AI infrastructure" - was announced by Donald Trump at a special press conference at the White House. Elon Musk, however, has cast his doubt over the mega project.
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Softbank CEO Says He is ‘Heavy User’ of ChatGPT, Speaks to OpenAI’s Sam Altman Often
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is a "heavy user" of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot from Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI. He added that he is speaking "almost everyday" to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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Softbank CEO to Meet With Samsung to Discuss 'Strategic Alliance' With Arm: All Details
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on Thursday said he wanted to meet South Korean tech giant Samsung to discuss a strategic alliance between the company and Arm, which is backed by Softbank. Monetising Arm has become a primary preoccupation for executives at tech conglomerate SoftBank. Son's statement followed Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee reportedly s...
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In Japan, PM Modi Meets Softbank Chief, Pitches For Investments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Softbank Corporation founder and CEO Masayoshi Son to discuss the Japanese investment firm's future participation in Indian technology, energy, finance and R&D sectors.
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SoftBank Doubles Down With Buy Back After $10 Billion Vision Fund Hit
Softbank’s Vision Fund has taken a $10 billion hit from a decline in share prices of its portfolio companies and China's regulatory crackdown on tech firms.
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Nvidia Deal for Arm Will Drive Computing Power Growth: SoftBank CEO
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said on Thursday that the sale of chip designer Arm to Nvidia will drive growth in computing power, in his first public comments since the $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,94,799 crores) deal was announced in September.
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SoftBank CEO Masayosh Son Steps Down From Alibaba Board After 15 Years
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son announced Thursday he was leaving the board of Alibaba as Jack Ma, the charismatic co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant, also leaves SoftBank's board.
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SoftBank Is Not 'SoftPunku' Says CEO in Defence of Strategy
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son mounted a defence of his investing decisions on Thursday, saying the value of the Japanese conglomerate's holdings has recovered to pre-coronavirus outbreak levels.
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Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son's Quirky, Mostly Baffling Presentations
Masayoshi Son's last earnings briefing was among his most somber in recent memory. The usually irrepressible billionaire opened by comparing the devastating impact of the coronavirus outbreak to the Great Depression.
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SoftBank Vision Fund Head's Pay Doubled Last Year Despite Massive Losses
While offering big pay packets to foreign executives, compensation for CEO Masayoshi Son was JPY 209 million (roughly Rs. 14 crores), a 9 percent decline compared to a year earlier, a SoftBank filing showed.
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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Hopes 'Winged Unicorns' Can Save Crumbling Tech Empire
SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday pinned his hopes on a small group of "winged unicorns" to save the performance of his $100 billion Vision Fund - although he gave few clues on which ones they would be.
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Softbank's Plans for Second Mega-Fund Hit by WeWork Debacle
Softbank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is struggling to raise money for a second massive technology investment fund in the wake of the failed public offering of office-rental company WeWork and sliding valuations of other major investments, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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SoftBank Steps Closer to Transformation With $21-Billion Mobile IPO
The IPO will mark the transformation of the parent from a mobile phone network provider into one of the world's biggest technology investors under CEO Masayoshi Son.
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SoftBank Says Selling Its Entire Flipkart Stake to Walmart
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said earlier this month the $2.5 billion investment through its private equity fund in Flipkart made last year was worth $4 billion.
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SoftBank's Son Says New Vision Fund to Be Set Up in 'Near Future'
"Vision Fund 2 will definitely come," SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son told a conference in Tokyo.
