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  1. SoftBank will meet with investors in New York to sound out interest for a potential U.S. dollar junk-bond sale, as Masayoshi Son's investment firm presses ahead with a borrowing spree to finance its massive bet on AI. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #us #investments #softbank

  2. SoftBank will meet with investors in New York to sound out interest for a potential U.S. dollar junk-bond sale, as Masayoshi Son's investment firm presses ahead with a borrowing spree to finance its massive bet on AI. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #us #investments #softbank

  3. SoftBank will meet with investors in New York to sound out interest for a potential U.S. dollar junk-bond sale, as Masayoshi Son's investment firm presses ahead with a borrowing spree to finance its massive bet on AI. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #us #investments #softbank

  4. SoftBank will meet with investors in New York to sound out interest for a potential U.S. dollar junk-bond sale, as Masayoshi Son's investment firm presses ahead with a borrowing spree to finance its massive bet on AI. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #us #investments #softbank

  5. SoftBank will meet with investors in New York to sound out interest for a potential U.S. dollar junk-bond sale, as Masayoshi Son's investment firm presses ahead with a borrowing spree to finance its massive bet on AI. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #us #investments #softbank

  6. Arm CEO’s $800M Pay Vote Passes, SoftBank Holds the Cards

    Arm shareholders vote September 9 on a package that pays Rene Haas up to $800 million if the chip designer hits a $2 trillion valuation. Proxy advisers say no. SoftBank owns 86%.

    pulseofnations.lol/arm-ceo-s-8

    #Arm #Compensation #ReneHaas #Shareholders #Softbank

  7. Japan's industry ministry said it would provide ¥387.3 billion in aid for a project to develop a domestic model that serves as the foundation of a physical artificial intelligence system that controls robots. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #companies #meti #ai #robots #startups #softbank #noetra

  8. Ummmm... Not everyone!

    "Altman's statement reflects optimism about the usefulness of future AI systems, but despite warnings of an AI bubble and criticism of the underlying technology, there is still actual unmet demand for generative AI capacity today. ChatGPT serves 700 million weekly active users, more than double the US population, who regularly use the AI assistant to develop software, provide personal advice, and compose or edit correspondence and reports. While the outputs may be imperfect at times, people apparently still want them."


    Why does #OpenAI need six giant data centers?

    OpenAI's new $400 billion announcement reveals both growing AI demand and circular investments.

    Benj Edwards – Sep 24, 2025

    [How many of these places are low on water resources? Quite a few!!!] "The five new sites will include three locations developed through an OpenAI and #Oracle partnership: #ShackelfordCounty, #Texas; #DoñaAnaCounty, #NewMexico; and an unspecified #Midwest location. These sites, along with a 600-megawatt expansion near the flagship #Stargate site in #AbileneTx, can deliver over 5.5 gigawatts of capacity, which means the computers on site will be able to draw up to 5.5 billion watts of electricity when running at full load. The companies expect the sites to create over 25,000 onsite jobs.

    "Two of the sites will be developed through a partnership between SoftBank and OpenAI. One site in #LordstownOH, where #SoftBank has broken ground, is on track to be operational next year. The second site in #MilamCounty, #Texas, will be developed with #SBEnergy, a SoftBank Group company. These two sites may scale to 1.5 gigawatts over the next 18 months.

    "The new sites will join the flagship Stargate campus in Abilene, Texas. Oracle began delivering #Nvidia hardware to that site in June, and OpenAI has already begun training (building new models) and inference (running #ChatGPT) using the data center."

    Read more:
    arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/why

    #AIDataCenters #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #FossilFuels #EnergyWaste #NoNukesForAI #NoNukesForDatacenters #AISucks #UseYourBrain #ThinkForYourself

  9. #stargate is backed by #softbank which is backed by #saudiarabia who are also destroying #saltlake in #utah to grow #alfalfa to feed #beef for themselves.

    #siliconvalley is in cahoots with the same Saudi #killers of #journalist and the largest #oil producers and #oppressors of #women #underminers of #democracy

    #justice #humanrights #water #drought #climatechange #development

  10. SoftBank announces Vision Fund co-CEO Rajeev Misra will step down from his leadership roles. During his 10-year tenure, he led major investments in WeWork, Wag, and more. Big changes at the fund! 🚀 #SoftBank #RajeevMisra #VisionFund #Investments #TechNews #LeadershipChanges #BusinessNews

  11. Proposed #Kroger #Albertsons #megamerger affects future of #FredMeyer, #Safeway, #Vons, #Osco, #Food4Less, #HarrisTeeter #QFC stores too. Together, the two chains operate approx 5 thousand of consolidated #RetailStores under varous #BrandNames across #US and have annual revenue of more than $209 billion.

    #AntiTrust issues arise everywhere, with nearly 200 #grocerystores between them in #Oregon alone, many within a mile of each other. State Attorney Generals have sought to block the massive #merger, but everyone knows #BigMoney talks loudest.

    To meet #FTC requirements this week the chains announced plan to #divest at least 400 #stores to a single #SoftBank backed holding corp that operates #PigglyWiggly

    oregonlive.com/business/2023/0

  12. Mmhmm raises $100M, which is a fun thing to say to people who don’t follow tech - If you’re a frequent TechCrunch reader, you probably already know about mmhmm, the... - feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #presentationsoftware #videoconferencing #sequoiacapital #softbankgroup #videoservices #phillibin #startups #evernote #softbank #mmhmm #tc

  13. Builder.ai launches pre-packaged apps for small businesses hit by COVID-19 - Last year Builder.ai raised one of Europe’s largest Series A investments at $29.5 million, led by La... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #covid-19updates #jungleventures #e-commerce #lakestar #softbank #europe #fedex #apps #bbc #tc

  14. GM Cruise raises $1.15B at a $19B valuation from Softbank and Honda - GM Cruise has raised another $1.15 billion in new equity from a group of investors that includes T. ... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #softbankvisionfund #cruiseautomation #transportation #general-motors #ardenhoffman #automotive #danammann #kylevogt #softbank #dropbox #honda

  15. Indonesia’s Kargo comes out of stealth with $7.6M from Travis Kalanick, Sequoia and others - Travis Kalanick may be busy cooking up a cloud kitchen business, but that hasn’t stopped the former... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #collaborativeconsumption #fundings&exits #innovencapital #internetaccess #intudoventures #traviskalanick #southeastasia #unitedstates #carsharing #executive #hedgefund #indonesia #softbank #funding #sequoia #broker #google #tc