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SoftBank's growing bets on AI and semiconductor assets

SoftBank announced on Tuesday a $2 billion investment in Intel that will add to the Japanese tech investor's ambitious bet on ...
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Decoding SoftBank’s Intel gamble: Son’s bold move to connect ARM and chip manufacturing

The move could signal SoftBank’s chip ambitions, as the company may be gearing up to build Arm CPU tiles, AI XPUs, and Ampere ...

SoftBank Makes Surprise $2 Billion Bet on Intel’s AI Revival

SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to buy $2 billion of Intel Corp. stock, a surprise deal to shore up a struggling US name while ...

Intel Gains $2 Billion Investment From SoftBank to Revive US Chipmaking

The investment will make SoftBank Intel’s fifth biggest investor, with the conglomerate paying $23 per share of Intel common ...
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Intel gets twin lifelines: SoftBank’s $2bn backing, and potential 10% stake from US government

The U.S. has taken stakes in struggling firms before—most notably, General Motors, during the 2008 financial crisis, before ...

Trump Pushes Putin-Zelenskiy Meeting, Softbank AI Bet, More

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SoftBank's $500B AI Moonshot Hits Speed Bump--But Son Isn't Slowing Down

Son is also pursuing a $6.5 billion acquisition of Ampere Computing and reportedly eyeing up to $30 billion in OpenAI funding ...