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SoftBank

Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate

softbank.jp
Headquarters
Minato-ku, Japan
Founded year
1981
Company type
Public company
Number of employees
200–900

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In short: SoftBank Group Corp. achieved record profits and a leading domestic market cap, driven by aggressive AI infrastructure investments and partnerships.

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SoftBank Group teams with OpenAI to protect critical infrastructure

They unveiled 'Patching as a Service' using AI for vulnerability assessment and remediation.

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Nikkei

SoftBank to enter AI server manufacturing in fiscal 2027, base at former Sharp Sakai plant site

SoftBank announced on the 23rd a plan to enter domestic manufacturing of artificial intelligence (AI) servers in fiscal 2027. It will set up an assembly base at the former Sharp Sakai plant site (Sakai City), which it acquired in 2025. In addition to its own data centers, it also plans to sell externally to the government and companies. The company revealed the plan at its regular shareholders' meeting held in Tokyo on the same day. It aims to start manufacturing in fiscal 2027. President Junichi Miyagawa explained, 'We will respond to the growing demand for domestic production of AI infrastructure from the perspective of economic security...'

Nikkei

Masayoshi Son: 'Earth rather than space' for AI data centers, SoftBank shareholders ...

At the regular shareholders' meeting held by SoftBank on the 23rd, Masayoshi Son, chairman and president of parent company SoftBank Group (SBG), mentioned investment in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Son said, 'Rather than space, I first want to create overwhelming data center construction capabilities on Earth.' Son also serves as a director of SoftBank and answered questions from shareholders. When asked about his thoughts on the space data center being pursued by U.S. company SpaceX, he said, 'Achievements in space will take more than ten years. The AI battle...'

MSN

SoftBank prepares for US expansion with 'NeoCloud' business for AI

SoftBank President Junichi Miyakawa revealed on the 23rd that the company is preparing to expand its 'NeoCloud' business, which specializes in data processing for artificial intelligence (AI), into the United States. This is part of the AI strategy promoted by SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son...

Nikkei

SoftBank G stock price temporarily down 7% due to Arm's sharp decline, also cautious about US interest rate rise

(9:50 a.m., Prime, code 9984) SoftBank Group (SBG) sharply reversed, falling to 6,733 yen, down 511 yen (7.05%) from the previous day. In the U.S. stock market on the 22nd, the Nasdaq Composite Index, which has a high proportion of tech stocks... We bring you noteworthy topics from the program of Nikkei CNBC, a market and economy specialized channel. This major market is likely to peak in the summer of 2027. We will deliver newsletters to the email address you registered and...

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