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SoftBank posts $46 billion gain at Vision Fund driven mainly by massive OpenAI bet (cnbc.com)

2026-05-13 | by Arjun Kharpal | get OpenAI GPT-4 Model → | tags: billion, fund, march

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SoftBank has injected $450 million into this British AI chip company (cnbc.com)

2026-05-12 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get AI Chip Development Kit → | tags: softbank, graphcore, ai chips

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SoftBank to manufacture its own batteries with water-based tech to power AI data centers — targets gigawatt-hour-scale production by 2028 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-12 | by Luke James | get Water-Based Battery Kit → | tags: battery, halogen, hardware

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OpenAI revenue chief Dresser says enterprise AI adoption is 'at a tipping point' (cnbc.com)

2026-05-11 | by Cj Haddad | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: openai, denise dresser, tomoro

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SoftBank Launches Japan Battery Venture Amid AI Hardware Push (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-11 | get Portable Power Bank → | tags: softbank, cosmos lab, delta x

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SoftBank shares surge over 18% as Japan tech-fueled rally lifts Nikkei 225 to record highs (cnbc.com)

2026-05-07 | by Lee Ying Shan | get SoftBank Robotics Pepper Robot → | tags: softbank, nikkei 225, arm holdings

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SoftBank shares surge over 16% as Japan tech-fueled rally lifts Nikkei 225 to record highs (cnbc.com)

2026-05-07 | by Lee Ying Shan | get SoftBank Robotics Pepper Robot → | tags: softbank, nikkei 225, advantest

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SoftBank plans robotics and AI firm in the US to build data centers — aims for $100 billion valuation and an IPO this year (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-01 | by Jowi Morales | get Robotics and AI Data Center Kit → | tags: softbank, roze, openai

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SoftBank reportedly weighs $100 billion valuation for new AI and robotics spinout in potential U.S. IPO (cnbc.com)

2026-04-30 | by Dylan Butts | get Robotics and AI Kit → | tags: softbank, roze, openai

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SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-30 | by Lucas Ropek | get Robotics Data Center Kit → | tags: softbank, roze ai, data centers

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SoftBank Plots IPO for New Robotics Venture (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-29 | get Robotics Development Kit → | tags: softbank, roze ai, robotics

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OpenAI has effectively abandoned first-party Stargate data centers in favor of more flexible deals — company now prefers to lease compute and says Stargate is an umbrella term (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-29 | by Jowi Morales | get OpenAI Stargate Cloud Service → | tags: openai, stargate, oracle

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SoftBank subsidiary working with Intel to develop radical new ZAM memory is now receiving Japanese gov't subsidies — new memory designed as a lower-power HBM for AI workloads (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-24 | by Etiido Uko | get Intel ZAM Memory Module → | tags: softbank, intel, zam memory

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Grab Looks to AI Robots to Deliver Your Meal (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-16 | get Robot Kitchen Assistant → | tags: grab, softbank, ai robots

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Microsoft To Invest $10 Billion In Japan For AI, Cyber Defense Expansion (slashdot.org)

2026-04-03 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 → | tags: microsoft, azure, softbank

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Microsoft to Invest $10 Billion in Japan on AI Infrastructure, Cybersecurity (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-03 | get Microsoft Azure Cloud Services → | tags: microsoft, softbank, cybersecurity

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Japan's Sakura Internet jumps 20% as Microsoft plans $10 billion AI push with SoftBank (cnbc.com)

2026-04-03 | by Lim Hui Jie Victor Loh | get Microsoft Azure Cloud Services → | tags: sakura internet, microsoft, softbank

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OpenAI Closes Silicon Valley’s Largest-Ever Funding Round (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-03-31 | get OpenAI GPT-4 Developer Kit → | tags: openai, silicon valley, amazon

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OpenAI closes funding round at an $852B valuation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-31 | by Ashley Capoot | get OpenAI GPT-4 Model → | tags: openai, chatgpt, softbank

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OpenAI closes record-breaking $122 billion funding round as anticipation builds for IPO (cnbc.com)

2026-03-31 | by Ashley Capoot | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: openai, chatgpt, softbank

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FedEx chooses partnerships over proprietary tech for its automation strategy (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-31 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get FedEx Automation Kit → | tags: fedex, berkshire grey, softbank

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Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IPO (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-27 | by Marina Temkin | get OpenAI Official Merchandise → | tags: softbank, openai, chatgpt

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Arm’s CEO Insists the Market Needs His New CPU. It Could Piss Everyone Off (wired.com)

2026-03-25 | by Lauren Goode | get ARM CPU Developer Kit → | tags: arm, risc, softbank

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Arm is releasing the first in-house chip in its 35-year history (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-24 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get ARM Developer Kit → | tags: arm holdings, arm agi cpu, meta

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Arm’s first CPU ever will plug into Meta’s AI data centers later this year (theverge.com)

2026-03-24 | by Richard Lawler | get ARM Data Center Processor → | tags: arm, meta, ai chips

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Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-24 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get Robotics Development Kit → | tags: agile robots, google deepmind, gemini robotics

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Trump administration targets $4 trillion Pax Silica investment fund for semiconductors — the US will start with a $250 million investment for global consortium (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-24 | by Luke James | get Semiconductor Investment Fund Kit → | tags: pax silica, semiconductors, softbank

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Planned 10-gigawatt Softbank data center in Ohio might be the largest in the world — will require a $33 billion natural gas plant, equivalent to nine nuclear reactors (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-20 | by Anton Shilov | tags: softbank, ohio data center, nvidia rubin

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Nuro is testing its autonomous vehicle tech on Tokyo’s streets (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-11 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Autonomous Vehicle → | tags: nvidia, softbank, silicon valley

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The disappearing Form D (2018) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-04 | by Danny Crichton | get Form D → | tags: sec filings, softbank ipo, patron funding