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Dealing with irate customers can be extremely stressful for call center workers but SoftBank thinks it has a solution: softening the tone of customers' voices through AI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/softbank-call-center-ai/

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank Group reported a second straight quarter of profitability on Monday as the Japanese tech conglomerate benefits from an artificial intelligence investment boom that has buoyed prized assets like Arm Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/companies/softbank-1q-profit/

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank Group’s flagship Vision Fund has sold or written down billions of dollars’ worth of holdings in recent years as founder Masayoshi Son shifts away from away venture capital deals toward investments in semiconductors and artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/companies/softbank-vision-fund/

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SoftBank CEO Junichi Miyakawa has said that the telecommunications firm is in talks with South Korea's Naver over control of LY, which operates the Line app. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/softbank-naver-line-ly/

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank Group is reportedly in talks to acquire Graphcore, a struggling British semiconductor startup once valued $2.8 billion (¥435.9 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/companies/softbank-graphcore-acquisition/

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank, Nvidia, Microsoft and others said that they have formed an alliance aimed at effectively using mobile base stations with the help of artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/27/tech/softbank-nvidia-microsoft-ai-alliance/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The company’s shares doubled on AI excitement, but its core technology isn’t in the most important chips driving that boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/02/21/japan/softbanks-arm-ai-play/ #commentary #japan #softbank #arm #ai #microchips #nvidia #semiconductors #masayoshison

itnewsbot, to news
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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son wants to raise $100bn for a fresh AI chip venture - SoftBank Group’s Masayoshi Son is making the next move in his far-reaching artific... - https://readwrite.com/softbanks-masayoshi-son-wants-to-raise-100bn-for-a-fresh-ai-chip-venture/

YourAnonRiots, to infosec Japanese
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’s stock rose as founder considers the creation of a $100 billion chip venture that would supply AI-enabling semiconductors
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-19/softbank-stock-rises-on-ceo-s-plan-for-100-billion-chip-project?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=tech&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-tech&utm_medium=social

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is seeking as much as $100 billion to bankroll a chip venture to compete with Nvidia and supply semiconductors essential for AI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/17/tech/masayoshi-son-softbank-ai-venture/

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The Vision Fund is back writing checks, but it’s steering clear of the high-flying startups it was once known for championing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/14/companies/softbank-vision-fund-timid-investments/

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank Group shares have been surging following the explosive rally of its Arm Holdings, after the unit made its case last week for how it will benefit from the artificial intelligence boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/13/tech/softbank-shares-up-with-arm-rally/

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank saw its first profit after four straight quarters of losses, backed up by T-Mobile shares, Arm Holdings' rally, and the rebound of Vision Fund, despite skepticism over the unit's privately held startups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/08/companies/softbank-profit-up/

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SoftBank has announced it will take full ownership of WeWork Japan, shouldering the company’s business-related debts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/02/companies/softbank-wework-japan-takeover/?utm_content=buffer664c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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A former tech investment banker and unassuming problem solver is Masayoshi Son's top lieutenant leading SoftBank's attempt at a turnaround. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/12/companies/softbank-investment-cleanup/?utm_content=buffer28f6a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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More than 70% of major Japanese companies expect the domestic economy to grow in 2024, believing solid consumer and capital spending are set to overcome the impact of inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/03/firms-expect-business-to-grow/?utm_content=buffer7c555&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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Telecom firm SoftBank said it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Irish software developer Cubic Telecom for around €473 million (¥75.3 billion), to target surging demand for cars connected to the internet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/05/companies/softbank-buys-cubic-telecom/?utm_content=buffer4d063&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Whether or not a controversial idea to abolish the NTT Law will materialize remains unclear, with NTT’s rival operators fiercely opposing the move. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/05/companies/carriers-ntt-law-revision/?utm_content=bufferdb0a8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

HistoPol, to OpenAI
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(1/n) (long thread)

BREAKING:

Meltdown at after a hot weekend.

Via @TheGuardian

"Business live
👉OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless Sam Altman returns👈

Full story: Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

OpenAI is in turmoil after shock departure of co-founder Sam Altman last week

OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns and Altman returns...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2023/nov/20/openai-twitch-cofounder-emmett-shear-sam-altman-ceo-chatgpt-business-live

HistoPol,
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@TheGuardian

(7/n)

...elaborating. The general theme of reporting so far is that the board was split over ’s commercialisation efforts, including his tapping up for an chip venture.

But also, the Temple was running low on Wizards. Three of the more commercially minded board directors resigned earlier this year — Presidential candidate , cofounder and , a VC who’s been friendly at least once with ...

thejapantimes, to business
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In the debate over scrapping the law regulating NTT, some envision a move to raise the Japanese telecom giant's global competitiveness, while others see a threat of monopoly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/20/companies/explainer-ntt-law-revision/?utm_content=bufferb582a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank's fixed-line phone services in parts of eastern Japan were disrupted again on Monday following a 14-hour outage over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/20/companies/softbank-phone-service-disrupted/?utm_content=buffer48a0a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank said its landline telephone services have been fully restored following a disruption in parts of eastern and northern Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/19/companies/softbank-landline-telephone-restored/?utm_content=buffer9f8de&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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SoftBank Group booked a ¥789 billion quarterly loss on Thursday, its fourth straight quarter in the red, partially due to a weak yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/09/companies/softbank-group-earnings-drop/?utm_content=buffer33c49&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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WeWork's bankruptcy filing revealed breathtaking flaws in the investment style of Masayoshi Son, damaging his professional reputation far beyond the money he lost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/08/companies/softbank-masayoshi-son-wework/?utm_content=buffer27878&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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WeWork, the SoftBank Group-backed startup whose meteoric rise and fall reshaped the office sector globally, sought U.S. bankruptcy protection Monday after its bets on companies using more of its office-sharing space soured. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/07/companies/wework-goes-bankrupt/?utm_content=bufferd6518&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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