Hyundai Motor Group is considering swapping its US AI research arm for SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics, which would give Hyundai full ownership of the robotics company ahead of its…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son dismissed claims that the artificial intelligence boom is a bubble, calling such talk an 'insult' to AI at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Tokyo. Son, whose So…
SoftBank Group is in talks to invest in Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Japan's largest utility, to secure stable electricity for its AI data center expansion. The conglomerate, which h…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son dismissed SpaceX's orbital AI data center plan as overpriced, arguing that terrestrial infrastructure is more cost-effective. Son's critique comes days after SpaceX's $1.7 t…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son questioned the economic viability of Elon Musk's proposal to build AI data centers in space, arguing that lower electricity costs would not offset the high expenses of maint…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son dismissed Elon Musk's plan for orbital data centers, saying the costs would outweigh the benefits and that the AI race will be decided on Earth. Son's comments came as Space…
Anthropic suspended its Fable 5 AI model within three days after U.S. government concerns over security protocols, highlighting a growing rift between U.S. regulatory policies and East Asian market re…
SoftBank and OpenAI launched a cybersecurity service called "Patching as a Service" on Tuesday, designed to protect Japan's critical infrastructure from AI-powered cyberattacks. The service uses OpenA…
SoftBank Group Corp. launched a cybersecurity service using OpenAI technology to detect and patch vulnerabilities for Japan's top 3,000 companies, including critical infrastructure operators. Masayosh…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son revealed on June 5 that an AI model is now designing OpenAI’s next-generation system, based on direct conversations with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company engineers. Son sai…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son told CNBC that an AI model is currently designing OpenAI's next model, predicting the resulting system will be "exponentially smarter than all of us" and represent a form of…
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has committed approximately $87 billion to build AI data centers in France, marking a resurgence after his WeWork losses. Son also chairs the $500 billion Stargate AI in…
SoftBank Group committed €75 billion ($87 billion) to build AI data center capacity in France by 2031, sending its stock up 14% in a single day. The investment, combined with massive stakes in OpenAI …
SoftBank will invest up to €75 billion ($87 billion) to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in France, marking the Japanese conglomerate's largest European infrastructure commitment. The firs…
SoftBank committed €45 billion ($52 billion) to build AI data centers in northern France by 2031, marking Europe's largest AI infrastructure project. The investment, announced at President Macron's Ch…
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warns that the next six months in cybersecurity will be unprecedented, with AI serving as both the primary threat and the only viable defense. In a conversation wit…