Softbank
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Masayoshi Son plans new battle for AI chips, to compete with Nvidia in the market
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is planning a heavy investment in the tech sector. According to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, Son is looking to raise as much as $100 billion to set up a new AI chip company, a move intended to compete directly with chip giant Nvidia. The project is reportedly...
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SoftBank and NVIDIA Join Forces to Form AI Industry Alliance to Promote AI Technology in Telecom Base Stations
According to Japan's NHK, officials familiar with the matter have revealed that Japan's SoftBank Group and global graphics processor giant NVIDIA plan to jointly establish a new industry association called the "AI-RAN Alliance". The alliance aims to promote the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) technology into telecom base stations in order to realize the practicality and global standardization of the technology. In addition to...
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NVIDIA joins forces with Japan's Softbank and others to develop generative AI
On December 4, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang held a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. After the meeting, Jen-Hsun Huang revealed in an interview that NVIDIA plans to collaborate with Japanese companies, including SoftBank, to develop generative AI.The collaboration also includes cloud service provider Sakura Internet Limited...
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OpenAI is mulling plans to develop an AI phone, and SoftBank will invest heavily in supporting it
OpenAI is in advanced talks with former Apple chief designer Jony Ive and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to create a joint venture aimed at developing a smartphone for the AI era, which is expected to be the next generation of iPhones, according to people familiar with the matter. This joint venture is planned to bring together the three companies from...