News for SoftBank Corp. (SOBKY)

Japanese technology investment group SoftBank Group plans to raise 600 billion yen ($4.10 billion) by issuing bonds to retail investors, it said in a filing on Monday. It is SoftBank's largest ever bond issuance and the proceeds will be used to redeem existing bonds and to cover a portion of the outstanding payment on the acquisition of shares of chip designer Arm from its Vision Fund investment vehicle in August 2023, a SoftBank spokesperson said. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is known to take on debt to fund investments and last week SoftBank led a $40 billion funding round in ChatGPT operator OpenAI, of which SoftBank would contribute $30 billion.

Japanese stocks experienced a significant downturn, with the Nikkei 225 index dropping nearly 1,000 points. The index reached an eight-month low, while the TOPI

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FutureDial, the global leader in connected device data sanitization, functional testing, and refurbishment automation, is proud to announce a strategic, multi-year partnership with SB Frameworks (SBF) Japan, a group company of SoftBank Corp., one of Japan's most prestigious and innovative wireless operators. This collaboration will transform the second-hand mobile device market in Japan, setting a new benchmark for quality, efficiency, and automation in mobile refurbishment.

SoftBank seeks $16.5 billion loan for US AI investments, largest-ever dollar facility, part of $500 billion AI infrastructure project.

Japan is preparing as much as ¥802.5 billion ($5.4 billion) in additional aid for chip startup Rapidus Corp., a move that reflects Tokyo’s growing resolve to secure…

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FutureDial, the global leader in connected device data sanitization, functional testing, and refurbishment automation, is proud to announce a strategic, multi-year partnership with SB Frameworks (SBF) Japan, a group company of SoftBank Corp., one of Japan's most prestigious and innovative wireless operators. This collaboration will transform the second-hand mobile device market in Japan, setting a new benchmark for quality, efficiency, and automation in mobile refurbishment.

SOFTBANK Corp. has entered into a strategic partnership with Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson to drive innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud radio access networks (RAN), extended reality (XR), and 6G technology. The collaboration, formalized through a memorandum of understanding, is set to run until 2030 and aims to push the boundaries of next-generation mobile networks.

NESS ZIONA, Israel, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd., (Nasdaq and TASE: FRSX) (”œForesight” or the ”œCompany”), an

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas said on Thursday that

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) today announced that, effective March 21, 2025, it will bring on Akshay Naheta, a seasoned executive with a proven track reco

Japanese oil giant Eneos raised nearly $3 billion from selling a majority stake in its subsidiary JX Advanced Metals.

SoftBank Corp. has signed an agreement with Perplexity to become an authorized reseller of Perplexity Enterprise Pro, leveraging its 7,000-member sales team to accelerate adoption across Japanese corporations.

LA JOLLA, CA, Cybereason, a leading global cybersecurity company, announced a $120 million investment led by SoftBank Corp.

Only last week, after a dispute with investors, outgoing CEO Eric Gan said the Israeli-US cybersecurity company was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Nvidia (NVDA) is tightening its grip on the AI chip market, with its latest mega deal positioning it even further ahead of the competition. OpenAI, Oracle (ORCL

TOKYO, Mar 7, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan's eight telecommunications companies - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT East, NTT West, NTT DOCOMO an

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STOCKHOLM, March 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aduna, a landmark venture between some of the world's leading telecom operators and Ericsson, is set to partner with Bridge Alliance to accelerate the adoption of CAMARA-based network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

/PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Alliance, a global alliance of premier mobile operators, will be joining forces with Aduna, the landmark venture between Ericsson and...