Jan 24, 2025 · SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has been a champion of AI for years. The Japanese conglomerate has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies. Son joined OpenAI and Oracle to ...

Dec 17, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years.

Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫 正義, romanized: Son Masayoshi, Korean: 손정의, romanized: Son Jeong-ui; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.

2 days ago · Son is looking to raise $100 billion to fund an AI chip initiative codenamed Izanagi, named after the Japanese god of creation. Son spent more than $100 million on a 9-acre estate in Silicon...

Jan 22, 2025 · (Bloomberg) -- Shares of SoftBank Group Corp. jumped 12% after the company announced it’s teaming up with OpenAI, Oracle Corp. and Abu Dhabi-backed MGX on a $500 billion project to build data ...

Jan 21, 2025 · What chance is there that Masayoshi Son and Trump will meet the new 100,000 jobs and $100 billion investment in the U.S. economy? On the positive side, the sums being invested in AI are mind-boggling.

Sep 5, 2024 · Find out why Masayoshi Son made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence.

Dec 22, 2024 · Masayoshi Son considers himself a trailblazer in AI. When Masayoshi Son made a surprise appearance at Mar-a-Lago alongside Donald Trump last week, the founder of Japan’s …

Nov 16, 2024 · Son's Softbank has made roughly $100 billion on Arm Holdings. He believes AI could represent $9 trillion of GDP in a decade. Son's track record shows how growth stock …

Oct 9, 2023 · Son's prediction was based on his belief that artificial general intelligence (AGI) will debut soon, and will become ten times more intelligent than all total human intelligence in a decade.