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Japanese multinational holding company and investment conglomerate that owns major stakes in telecom, semiconductor design (Arm), and AI infrastructure/data centers, and runs the Vision Fund venture investment arm.

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Last updated: Aug 6, 2026 · Profile verified Jul 30, 2026

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Japanese multinational holding company and investment conglomerate that owns major stakes in telecom, semiconductor design (Arm), and AI infrastructure/data centers, and runs the Vision Fund venture investment arm.

Founded 1981Tokyo, Japan9984.T
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Coverage Timeline

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  1. Aug 6, 2026BIG TECHSoftBank Borrows $10B Against Its OpenAI Bet→
  2. Aug 5, 2026IPOSoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally→
  3. Aug 5, 2026IPOSoftBank Surges 14% as Asia Tech Rallies+13.96% SoftBank→
  4. Jul 30, 2026BIG TECHChip Rout Goes Global as Kioxia, SoftBank Slide in Asia→
  5. Jul 27, 2026BIG TECHNvidia Weighs $250B Guarantee For OpenAI's Ohio Campus→
  6. Jul 27, 2026AINvidia In Talks For $250B OpenAI Data Center Backstop$250B guarantee→
  7. Jul 17, 2026BIG TECHAI Chip Trade Wobbles as SoftBank, Asia Semis Slide→
  8. Jun 27, 2026AISoftBank's CEO Isn't Alone in Doubting Elon Musk's Orbital Data Center HypeOrbital compute debate→
  9. Jun 19, 2026BIG TECHHyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics, Buying Out SoftBank for $325M$325M→

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BIG TECH· Aug 6, 2026

SoftBank Borrows $10B Against Its OpenAI Bet

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BIG TECH

SoftBank Borrows $10B Against Its OpenAI Bet

SoftBank secured a $10 billion margin loan against its OpenAI shares the same quarter an $8.2 billion Intel stake gain carried its earnings beat, while OpenAI itself contributed no investment gain at all.

Aug 6, 2026DEEP DIVE
IPO· Aug 5, 2026

SoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally

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IPO

SoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally

SoftBank shares surged more than 10% as Asian tech stocks tracked a strong Wall Street rally, with Arm's chip royalty optimism and gains at SK Hynix and Samsung all contributing.

Aug 5, 2026
IPO· Aug 4, 2026

SoftBank Surges 14% as Asia Tech Rallies

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SoftBank Surges 14% as Asia Tech Rallies

SoftBank jumped nearly 14% and the KOSPI and Nikkei both rose more than 3.6% as Asian tech stocks tracked Wall Street's record-setting AI-fueled session.

Aug 4, 2026
BIG TECH· Jul 30, 2026

Chip Rout Goes Global as Kioxia, SoftBank Slide in Asia

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BIG TECH

Chip Rout Goes Global as Kioxia, SoftBank Slide in Asia

A third day of chip-stock selling spread to Asia, with Kioxia down nearly 8%, SoftBank off more than 6%, and Tokyo Electron down almost 5% after SK Hynix missed second-quarter estimates, even as Samsung posted a record quarter the same morning.

Jul 30, 2026
BIG TECH· Jul 27, 2026

Nvidia Weighs $250B Guarantee For OpenAI's Ohio Campus

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BIG TECH

Nvidia Weighs $250B Guarantee For OpenAI's Ohio Campus

Nvidia is negotiating a roughly $250 billion financing guarantee to help OpenAI lease SoftBank's planned 10-gigawatt Ohio data center, on top of a separate $350 billion chip-financing discussion.

Jul 27, 2026
AI· Jul 27, 2026

Nvidia In Talks For $250B OpenAI Data Center Backstop

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AI$250B guarantee

Nvidia In Talks For $250B OpenAI Data Center Backstop

Nvidia is reportedly negotiating to guarantee roughly $250 billion in lending so OpenAI can lease a 10-gigawatt SoftBank-built data center campus in Piketon, Ohio, with total project financing potentially exceeding $500 billion.

Jul 27, 2026
BIG TECH· Jul 17, 2026

AI Chip Trade Wobbles as SoftBank, Asia Semis Slide

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BIG TECH

AI Chip Trade Wobbles as SoftBank, Asia Semis Slide

A steep global tech selloff hit AI chip stocks hardest, with SoftBank falling over 9% and Asian semiconductor names tracking a Wall Street rout, as investors questioned whether AI infrastructure spending has outrun near-term demand.

Jul 17, 2026
AI· Jun 27, 2026

SoftBank's CEO Isn't Alone in Doubting Elon Musk's Orbital Data Center Hype

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AIOrbital compute debate

SoftBank's CEO Isn't Alone in Doubting Elon Musk's Orbital Data Center Hype

As Elon Musk pitches data centers in orbit to power the next wave of AI compute, skepticism is mounting -- and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, himself one of AI's biggest spenders, is among the doubters. Critics question the physics, economics and cooling realities of running AI clusters in space, casting the idea as visionary marketing more than near-term infrastructure.

Jun 27, 2026
BIG TECH· Jun 19, 2026

Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics, Buying Out SoftBank for $325M

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BIG TECH$325M

Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics, Buying Out SoftBank for $325M

Hyundai Motor Group is buying SoftBank's remaining ~9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, completing its takeover of the Waltham, Massachusetts robotics company and turning it into a wholly owned subsidiary. The move closes out the put option SoftBank retained when Hyundai bought 80% control in 2021, and hands the automaker undivided ownership of the world's most famous humanoid-robotics brand just as physical AI becomes a venture and corporate obsession.

Jun 19, 2026
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