The Manila Times on MSN9h
SoftBank to acquire US semiconductor firm Ampere for $6.5B
TOKYO ― SoftBank Group said on Wednesday that it had reached a deal to acquire US semiconductor firm Ampere for $6.5 billion. The deal, which comes as demand for chips has exploded thanks to the AI ...
SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan
SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam ...
Nikkei Asia4h
SoftBank Corp. president links AI strategy to national strength
TOKYO -- "Competitiveness in artificial intelligence is directly linked to a country's strength," SoftBank Corp. President Junichi Miyakawa told Nikkei recently, expressing a view that lies behind the ...
SoftBank Corp. Develops a Foundational Large Telecom Model (LTM)
SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO:9434, "SoftBank") announced that it has developed a new Large Telecom Model (LTM), a generative AI ...
Major League Baseball1d
Can't get into the Tokyo Dome? Baseball heaven awaits at the izakaya Abusan
If you’re looking for baseball heaven, there’s only one name you need to know: Abusan. Named for the popular baseball manga, ...
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SoftBank buys former Sharp factory for $676m to build AI data center in Osaka, Japan
SoftBank is set to buy a former Sharp factory for $676 million to convert it into an AI data center in its home market of ...
JX Metals Set to Debut After Japan’s Biggest IPO Since SoftBank
JX Advanced Metals Corp. is set to debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday after its initial public offering raised ...