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Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, speaks during a business event in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Miyuki Saito/Kyodo News via AP)

SoftBank Group’s CEO says $5 trillion a year needed globally to meet AI demand

By Mayuko Ono - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, people walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo. Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. saw its April-June profit rise 12% as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of U.S. carrier T-Mobile shares. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan tech giant SoftBank’s profits rise on investments

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 18, 2015, file photo, Softbank Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son, right, Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma, left, of China with Foxconn Chairman and CEO Terry Gou of Taiwan pose for photographers with Softbank's Pepper robot during a press conference in Maihama, near Tokyo. Son, the chief executive of Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday, June 25, 2020, that he is stepping down from the board of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

SoftBank’s Son leaves Alibaba board following Ma’s departure

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

ADDS TRANSLATION - SoftBank founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son speaks during a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday, it has tumbled into losses for the second quarter over money-losing investments, including a bailout for office-space sharing startup WeWork. The letter reads: Deficit. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Softbank posts big losses after WeWork debacle

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. Son denounced the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but defended the Japanese technology giant’s investment fund, which includes Saudi money, as work that needs to be finished. (Daiki Katagiri/Kyodo News via AP)

SoftBank CEO decries journalist’s death, defends Saudi fund

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump, left, accompanied by SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, speaks to members of the media at Trump Tower in New York. Trump gave himself kudos for the creation of 8,000 new U.S. jobs by Japanese tech mogul Son, saying it was proof of &quot;the spirit and the hope&quot; stirred by his presidential win. But for those particular jobs, Trump was basically taking a bow for the second time. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

AP Explains: Did Trump just create 8,000 jobs?

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

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Masayoshi Son, Softbank CEO, changes plans for robot apocalypse: ‘The Singularity is coming’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1B

By YURI KAGEYAMA and PETER SVENSSON - Associated Press

Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20B

By YURI KAGEYAMA and PETER SVENSSON - Associated Press

Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (left) and Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Dan Hesse shake hands during their joint press conference in Tokyo on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Tokyo-based mobile carrier Softbank has reached a deal with Sprint to acquire 70 percent of the U.S. wireless company for $20.1 billion in the largest-ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20 billion

By Peter Svensson and Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20 bln

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Softbank reports robust earnings on smartphones

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press