SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son said nuclear fusion will become the main energy source for AI data centers within 15 years, predicting the world will need 3 terawatts of data center capacity by 2…
Wayve CEO Alex Kendall launched an $85 million employee tender offer at an $8.5 billion valuation, allowing staff to sell shares to existing and new investors. The move aims to retain talent amid rapi…
Asian shares mostly rose on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, while the Japanese yen hit a 39-year low against the U.S. dollar, trading near 162 yen. South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan rebounded from e…
Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, with South Korea's Kospi rebounding 1.3% after recent tech-led losses. Oil prices stabilized as the U.S. and Iran agreed to send delegatio…
Asian markets were mixed on Monday as AI-related selloffs in Japan and South Korea dragged down regional indices, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 falling 1% and South Korea's Kospi losing 2%. Gains in Hong Ko…
Asian markets were mixed on Monday as selling of AI-related shares pulled Japan's Nikkei 225 down 1% and South Korea's Kospi down 2%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 2.1%. The declines followed a W…
OpenAI has delayed its IPO to 2027, expecting AI rival Anthropic to go public first, according to Bloomberg News. The ChatGPT maker had targeted a fall listing, but recent tech stock volatility influe…
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…
Investors are shifting from value to growth stocks in Japan, driven by AI-related firms like Kioxia and SoftBank overtaking traditional manufacturers in market-cap rankings. This change reflects growi…
Hyundai Motor Group announced plans to buy SoftBank Group's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, making the robotics firm a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition follows SoftB…
Asian shares traded mixed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 1.6% and South Korea's Kospi gaining 0.4%, while U.S. futures fell and oil prices declined on progress in U.S.-Iran talks. Technolo…
Governments are tightening control over AI cyber tools as they evolve from assistants to operational systems that scan code, triage alerts, and act through connected tools. CISA's June 2026 directive …
SoftBank Group is struggling to find Latin American startups ready for major investments, completing only two new deals in the past two years as the region's tech boom cools. Managing partner Alex Sza…
French President Emmanuel Macron is promoting France as an AI hub by linking data center growth to the country's low-carbon nuclear power capacity. He persuaded SoftBank Group to consider up to €75 bi…
French President Emmanuel Macron, with less than a year left in office, is betting on artificial intelligence to cement his legacy, leveraging France's nuclear energy to attract AI data centers and se…
Kioxia Holdings surpassed Toyota Motor to become Japan’s largest company by market value, with shares surging 7.6% Friday to lift its market capitalization above ¥44 trillion ($274 billion). The memor…
Nvidia has hired Bruce Andrews, Intel's former chief government affairs officer, to lead its Washington, D.C. operations as the chipmaker navigates escalating AI regulation and export controls. Andrew…
SoftBank Group's concentrated investments in OpenAI have driven a 70% share rally this year but also raised borrowing and credit concerns, with S&P Global Ratings revising the conglomerate's credit ou…
SoftBank Group announced plans to invest up to €75 billion ($87 billion) to build data centers in France, aiming to develop 5 gigawatts of capacity with an initial 3.1 gigawatts in Dunkirk, Bosquel, a…
The Nikkei Stock Average closed above 65,000 on May 25 for the first time, accelerating a rally that moved the benchmark from 50,000 to 60,000 in six months and then to 65,000 in weeks. The advance wa…