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2025-11-06

[News] SoftBank Reportedly Explored Marvell Deal; Talks Fell Through but Interest Might Resurface

SoftBank is pressing ahead with its AI ambitions and may look to strengthen its hardware foothold. In a striking reveal, Bloomberg reports that founder Masayoshi Son has long eyed Marvell as a potential target and reportedly explored acquiring the US chipmaker earlier this year—a move that would h...

2025-08-20

[News] Decoding SoftBank’s Intel Gamble: Son’s Bold Move to Connect ARM and Chip Manufacturing

As SoftBank unveiled a $2 billion Intel investment Monday, the Financial Times reported that prior talks between founder Masayoshi Son and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan explored ways to back Team Blue’s chipmaking business, including a potential outright buy of its foundry division—an option that ultimat...

2025-08-19

[News] Intel Gets Twin Lifelines: SoftBank’s $2B Backing and Potential 10% Stake from U.S. Government

After CEO Lip-Bu Tan met with President Donald Trump last week, Intel seems to be getting some breathing air amid struggles, as the chipmaker scored a $2 billion boost from SoftBank, which bought shares at $23 each, just below Intel’s $23.66 close, CNBC reports. Meanwhile, the company could als...

2024-12-17

[News] SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Commits USD 100 Billion U.S. Investment at Trump Event

According to a report from Money DJ, citing The Japan Times, on the 16th, Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of Japan's SoftBank Group, met with the incoming U.S. President, Donald Trump, and announced that SoftBank will invest USD 100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, a move expected to cr...

2024-11-13

[News] SoftBank to Launch World’s First Supercomputer Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell Chips

According to BNN Bloomberg, SoftBank is set to be the first to build a supercomputer powered by NVIDIA's Blackwell platform, highlighting the Japanese company's ambitions in the AI sector. NVIDIA's press release reveals that SoftBank is poised to receive the world's first NVIDIA DGX B200 product,...

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