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SoftBank Tumbles 11% as Global AI Sell-Off Triggers 'Another Wipeout' for Tech Momentum Winners

Shares of tech conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC:SFTBY) plummeted over 11% in Tokyo on Friday as a sweeping global rout in artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks triggered a massive downturn for market frontrunners.

Benzinga

SoftBank Group's CEO says $5 trillion a year needed globally to meet AI demand

Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group’s CEO Masayoshi Son has ridiculed people who worry about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments

The Independent UK

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son says AI will need $5 trillion per year by 2040, dismisses bubble talk

"The business model will be viable because by 2040, if AI revenue makes up 20% of global GDP, spending 800 trillion yen a year is a rounding error," Son said.

The Economic Times

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SoftBank names ex-Goldman Sachs trader Mark Agne to lead Vision Fund finances

SoftBank Vision Fund has appointed Mark Agne to lead finance and technology roles. The move follows a series of staffing changes at SoftBank as its focus shifts alongside founder Masayoshi Son’s quest for technologies underpinning AI services. Agne joined SoftBank in 2019 after 17 years at Goldman Sachs, where he…

The Economic Times

Softbank CEO dismisses Elon Musk’s extraterrestrial data center idea in favor of maximizing Earth-side construction now: ‘He who strikes first wins’

Son’s Softbank committed $19 billion last year to the Stargate project that aims to build AI infrastructure in the U.S.

Fortune

Talk of a bubble is an 'insult to AI' says SoftBank's Son

Masayoshi Son, SoftBank's CEO, dismissed concerns about an AI bubble, calling it an "insult to AI" and emphasising its nascent stage with vast potential. He reiterated SoftBank's role as an "egg-laying factory" and expressed frustration over the company's market valuation compared to its asset value. Son, 68, plans to lead…

The Economic Times

SoftBank launches cybersecurity product based on OpenAI models

The "Patching as a Service" product will be rolled out in Japan through a joint ‌venture established ⁠last ⁠November between SoftBank's domestic telecoms arm, SoftBank Corp, and OpenAI.

The Economic Times

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Japan's tech business SoftBank rolls out OpenAI 'patches' against cyberattacks

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp. is launching a service using OpenAI technology to protect against the looming threat of cyberattacks

The Independent UK

Gautam Adani becomes Asia's richest person again; overtakes Mukesh Ambani, Softbank's Masayoshi Son

Gautam Adani has regained the title of Asia’s richest person after a rally in Adani Group stocks lifted his net worth to $89.2 billion. The surge helped him overtake Mukesh Ambani and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, with key Adani stocks gaining strongly and extending their sharp 2026 rally.

The Economic Times

SoftBank CEO Says OpenAI's Newest Model Is a Sign That AI Is Reaching 'Super Intelligence'

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said OpenAI's newest model is showing signs of "super intelligence."

International Business Times

How Larry Ellison, Masayoshi Son, Michael Saylor AI crypto billionaires reshaping legacy wealth in 2026 markets shift?

Oracle’s AI cloud surge, SoftBank’s OpenAI-backed rebound, and MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy reflect a new billionaire era. Over $1 trillion in combined market influence is being restructured through technology bets. These high-volume SEO trends highlight AI investment boom, crypto treasury models, and tech mogul comeback stories redefining global markets today. Investors…

The Economic Times

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Says AI Revolution Is '50 Times Bigger' Than Dot-Com Era

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the current artificial intelligence boom is significantly larger than the internet-driven expansion of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

International Business Times

SoftBank offers €75 billion to help build Europe’s biggest data centre project

SoftBank's investment will start with 3.1GW of data center capacity by 2031, before expanding to a target of 5GW.

TechRadar

President Emmanuel Macron announces €93 billion in 'Choose France' investments

Since the first "Choose France" in 2018, a year after Macron came to power, more than 230 projects have been announced, representing several thousand jobs, according to the Élysée Palace.

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SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan's most valuable company

Fueled by its significant stake in AI powerhouse OpenAI, SoftBank Group has surged past Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company. The tech investor's market capitalization soared following founder Masayoshi Son's announcement of a massive 75-billion-euro investment in French AI infrastructure, underscoring the booming demand for artificial intelligence technology.

The Economic Times

SoftBank to invest €75 billion in 5 GW French AI centres

SoftBank Group is set to invest up to $87 billion in France to build 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity, aiming to establish the country as a premier European AI infrastructure hub. The initial phase involves a $45 billion investment for 3.1 gigawatts by 2031, driven by personal diplomacy…

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SoftBank to spend up to $87 billion on French AI data centers — country offers ample nuclear grid that US sites lack

SoftBank carries over $130 billion in debt and took a $40 billion bridge loan in March to fund its latest OpenAI investment.

The Economic Times

SoftBank to spend $87.5 billion on AI centres in France: Son

Japanese tech investor SoftBank will spend 75 billion euros ($87.5 billion) on artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, its founder Masayoshi Son told a French newspaper in an interview released Saturday. "75 billion euros in total," Son told La Tribune Dimanche weekly ahead of a French investment conference hosted by President…

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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

SoftBank is planning to launch an AI and robotics startup in the U.S. to build data centers. The firm is gunning for a $100 billion valuation and aims to list the startup this year.

International Business Times

SoftBank Eyes Next-Gen AI Data Centers with $4B DigitalBridge Acquisition

SoftBank is acquiring DigitalBridge for $4B to expand its AI infrastructure and support next-generation data centers.

Benzinga

Arm Holdings To Open Chip School In South Korea To Train 1,400 Experts For AI

South Korea's industry ministry and SoftBank Group Corp.’s (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) chip unit, Arm Holdings Plc (NASDAQ:ARM), signed an agreement to boost the country's semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors, a presidential policy adviser announced Friday.

Tom’s Hardware

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son wants to build ‘Trump Industrial Parks’ across the nation, report claims — project proposes using federal land to build manufacturing sites for data center infrastructure

SoftBank proposes building multiple industrial parks across the U.S. on federal land to manufacture semiconductors and other AI infrastructure.

Benzinga

Why Softbank CEO Was 'Crying' Over Selling Nvidia Stake

Softbank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son admitted he sold the company’s entire Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) stake only out of necessity.

Benzinga

Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son Loses Nearly $5 Billion In Net Worth As Google Steps Up Rivalry Against OpenAI

SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC:SFTBY) CEO Masayoshi Son saw a $4.9 billion drop in his net worth on Tuesday, pushing the Japanese billionaire down to the 32nd position on the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list of the world’s richest people.

Fortune

AI rivals like OpenAI, Nvidia, and Oracle are collaborating to build ‘Stargate’—but a Yale expert says it violates 135 years of antitrust law

Six AI leaders are uniting to form a single company. How is this possibly legal, asks Madhavi Singh of Yale’s Thurman Arnold Project, an initiative dedicated to antitrust issues.

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