Japanese tech investor SoftBank said Wednesday that its stake in OpenAI is now around 11% after completing the second stage of a $41-billion investment in the maker of ChatGPT. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/companies/softbank-openai-stake-lift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #openai #tech #ai

SoftBank Group is in advanced talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centers, according to people with knowledge of the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/29/companies/softbank-digitalbridge-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #digitalbridge #datacenters #investments #ai

Masayoshi Son reduced the SoftBank Group shares he’s pledged to lenders by $2.1 billion in recent months, lowering his collateral after bets on AI propelled the latest comeback in his volatile technology fortune. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/13/softbank-son-trims-share-pledges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #softbank #masayoshison #investments #stocks #ai

SoftBank Group is studying potential acquisitions including data-center operator Switch, in a search for deals that can help it ride the artificial intelligence-fueled boom in digital infrastructure, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/softbank-data-center-operator-acquisition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #datacenters #acquisitions #investments #ai

SoftBank Group is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centers, as it seeks to take advantage of an AI-driven boom in digital infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/companies/softbank-data-centers-digitalbridge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #tech #ai #acquisitions

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t have sold off Nvidia shares if his company had unlimited money to bankroll its next investments in artificial intelligence, which include a big bet on OpenAI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/companies/softbank-nvidia-stake-sale-son/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #masayoshison #nvidia #ai #softbank #openai #saudiarabia

Growing unease over frothy artificial intelligence valuations is weighing on shares of SoftBank Group, which traders increasingly view as a proxy for privately held OpenAI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/softbank-shares-slide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #stocks #ai #chipmakers #investments

SoftBank Group will raise about ¥500 billion from retail investors at a coupon of 3.98% — the highest on a yen-denominated senior bond from the company in more than 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/softbank-bonds-retail-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #bonds #stocks #investments #ai

Japanese and South Korean tech stocks plummeted on Friday, with tech investor SoftBank plunging more than 10% as fears over an AI bubble weighed on the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/markets/tech-stocks-ai-fear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ai #southkorea #tech #softbank #us #nvidia #openai #chipmakers

SoftBank priced ¥46 billion in bonds on Friday, bringing its already record issuance this year to around ¥400 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/companies/softbank-bonds-record-issuance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #bonds

Japanese and South Korean tech stocks plummeted on Friday, with tech investor SoftBank plunging more than 10% as fears over an AI bubble weighed on the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/markets/tech-stocks-ai-fear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ai #southkorea #tech #softbank #us #nvidia #openai #chipmakers

JR East is retiring the iconic Suica penguin as part of a rebranding effort to transform its transit card system into a modern fintech platform, aiming to compete with QR code-based payment services like PayPay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/16/japan/suica-icon-to-retire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #suica #penguin #jreast #softbank #paypay

SoftBank sold its entire stake in Nvidia, pocketing $5.8 billion ahead of a rash of planned investments by founder Masayoshi Son to build his own sphere of influence supporting artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/companies/softbank-nvidia-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #ai #nvidia

Japan’s largest tech fund says AI stocks are not in a bubble and have room to rise further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/companies/ai-bubble-stage-tech-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #nomura #chipmakers #softbank

SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry’s largest-ever deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/softbank-marvell-takeover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #marvelltechnology #us #ai #chipmakers #acquisitions

SoftBank is relying on costly hybrid bonds to fund its $30 billion OpenAI investment, amid rising debt, cash flow issues and AI competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/26/japan/softbanks-openai-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #softbank #openai #artificialintelligence #bonds #masayoshisons

SoftBank Group is returning to the overseas bond market for the second time this year amid an aggressive fundraising push for artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/22/companies/softbank-overseas-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #investments #bonds #ai

Rakuten Group priced a local bond at the year’s highest coupon of 4.691%, giving Japan’s credit market its clearest sign yet of how rising rates are impacting corporate borrowing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/companies/rakuten-bond-highest-coupon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakuten #bonds #softbank #daiwa

SoftBank Group’s digital payment provider PayPay has taken a 40% stake in Binance’s Japan unit, seeking to capitalize on the country’s booming crypto market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/softbank-paypay-invests-in-binance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #paypay #binance #investments #cryptocurrencies

SoftBank Group agreed to acquire ABB’s industrial robots unit at an enterprise value of almost $5.4 billion, reflecting Masayoshi Son’s growing bets on artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/softbank-buys-abb-robotics-unit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #abb #robots #acquisitions