Aug 18, 2026, 08:30 UTC
SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son appointed former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen as strategic advisor, a more senior role bringing him closer to top decision-making and to Son himself.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 04:41 UTC
SoftBank and SB Energy will invest more than $4 billion into local energy infrastructure and build at least 10 GW of new energy generation to power the data centre.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 14:21 UTC
SB Energy and SoftBank Group will build at least 10 gigawatts of new power generation capacity and invest at least $4.2 billion in regional grid improvements through AEP Ohio.
Aug 17, 2026, 04:30 UTC
SB Telecom Vietnam, SHINEC, Litehouse, and VietABank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop and provide integrated technology, finance, and implementation solutions for manufacturing enterprises at Nam Cau Kien Industrial Park, aiming to build a Smart Eco-Industrial Park.
Source:Aug 4, 2026, 20:07 UTC
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. announced a proposed transaction with SoftBank Group Corp., during which it will not host a conference call or provide detailed financial guidance.
Jul 18, 2026, 04:45 UTC
Japan plans to purchase 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips to develop a domestic AI foundation model for robots, in a Noetra-led effort that includes SoftBank, Sony, and NEC.
Source:Jul 17, 2026, 03:56 UTC
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its subsidiary MUFG Bank are investing into Noetra Corp., an AI research and development company, without disclosing the amount.
Source:Jul 16, 2026, 07:43 UTC
A consortium of 44 companies including Honda and Sony Group has formally launched a new company, Noetra, to develop a domestic AI foundation for physical AI, with the Japanese government providing 1 trillion yen in support.
Jul 16, 2026, 02:30 UTC
Hyundai Motor Group will acquire all shares of Boston Dynamics held by SoftBank.
Jul 15, 2026, 01:38 UTC
SoftBank announced a price cut of up to 25% for its Y!mobile brand plans, effective July 17, 2026, for new subscribers.
Source:Jul 14, 2026, 10:30 UTC
PRISM (Oravel Stays) is conducting an IPO with a fresh issue of ₹6,650 crore to deleverage and enhance its financial profile.
Source:Jul 14, 2026, 02:27 UTC
SoftBank launches a cybersecurity service based on OpenAI technology.
Jul 10, 2026, 08:10 UTC
SoftBank Group has selected former Goldman Sachs trader Mark Agne to lead the finance and technology functions of the Vision Fund, succeeding departing CFO Navneet Govil.
Source:Jul 4, 2026, 15:00 UTC
SoftBank announced plans to develop 3.1 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in France by 2031 as part of a €75 billion programme.
Source:Jul 2, 2026, 09:02 UTC
SoftBank's LY and Bain Capital increased their bid for Kakaku to $4.1 billion.
Jul 2, 2026, 07:30 UTC
SoftBank CEO announced that SB Neo will provide solutions for hyperscale data centers, targeting 10 GW capacity by around 2030.
Jul 1, 2026, 22:23 UTC
Oracle joined OpenAI, SoftBank, and MGX in the Stargate initiative, a project to invest half a trillion dollars in data centers, with Oracle providing $300 billion of capacity over five years as part of a long-term agreement with OpenAI.
Source:Jul 1, 2026, 10:45 UTC
Wayve launched an $85 million employee tender offer (share buyback programme) for its employees.
Jun 30, 2026, 05:58 UTC
Softbank-backed Oravel (Oyo) updated its filing for a $703 million initial public offering in India.
Jun 28, 2026, 23:51 UTC
Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem, including PSMC and AP Memory, joins Intel and SoftBank subsidiary SAIMEMORY in a nine-layer 3D memory development race.
Source:Jun 26, 2026, 22:00 UTC
Skild AI raised close to 1.4 billion dollars in a funding round led by SoftBank in January 2026, lifting its valuation past 14 billion dollars.
Source:Jun 25, 2026, 15:45 UTC
Early institutional backers of Delhivery, including SoftBank, Nexus Venture Partners, and Alpha Wave Global, have sold nearly Rs 1,800 crore worth of shares over the past three months.
Source:Jun 25, 2026, 06:00 UTC
Hyundai Motor Group is considering acquiring SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics by swapping its US AI research arm (RAI) for the stake, which would give Hyundai full ownership of Boston Dynamics.
Source:Jun 25, 2026, 05:40 UTC
SoftBank's SVF Doorbell (Cayman) Ltd reduced its stake in Delhivery to 7.61% by selling shares between September 2024 and June 2026.
Source:Jun 23, 2026, 23:02 UTC
SoftBank Group commits to building large-scale terrestrial AI data-center capacity, rejecting space-based data centers.
Source:Jun 16, 2026, 10:35 UTC
SoftBank launches an OpenAI-powered patching service to protect Japan's top 3,000 critical infrastructure companies from cyberattacks.
Source:Jun 1, 2026, 09:45 UTC
SoftBank's market value hit an all-time high, making it Japan's largest company by market capitalization, overtaking Toyota.
Jun 1, 2026, 01:37 UTC
SoftBank Group partners with EDF on the Bouchain data center site.
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