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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has rare cautionary note on AI safety

2026-10-04T12:00:03.000Z
The sheer size of its AI-related investments and the amount of money it has sought to fund them has led to higher yields to pay for SoftBank. 
Banking & Finance

SoftBank raising US$11.1 billion in world’s biggest high-yield corporate bond sale

2026-09-24T08:15:19.000Z
Carro, which is backed by SoftBank Group, could raise as much as US$400 million to US$500 million, people familiar with the matter said.
Companies & Markets

Carro is said to mull first dual Nasdaq-SGX IPO

2026-09-23T10:59:01.000Z
Proceeds will be used to fund SoftBank’s US$10 billion payment for the third tranche of its follow-on investment in OpenAI and for general corporate purposes.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Softbank Group launches over US$10 billion in bonds for OpenAI investment

2026-09-21T02:28:37.000Z
The latest borrowing would add to SoftBank’s wave of recent debt financing activities tied to its bet on OpenAI.
Companies & Markets

SoftBank gets upsized US$11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding push: sources

2026-09-14T02:54:08.000Z
The loan would add to SoftBank’s flurry of recent debt financing activities tied to its bet on OpenAI, including a potential bond sale of as much as US$20 billion.
Banking & Finance

SoftBank seeks another US$10 billion loan for OpenAI stake funding

2026-08-28T07:37:23.000Z
Softbank’s plans follows its agreement last year to acquire Swiss engineering group ABB’s robotics business for US$5.4 billion. 
Telcos, Media & Tech

SoftBank in talks to buy stake in humanoid developer 1X at US$6 billion valuation: report

2026-08-27T04:41:36.000Z
The seven-year bonds are expected to be priced on Sept 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3 per cent to 4.9 per cent
Companies & Markets

SoftBank plans record US$6.3 billion retail bond sale in Japan

2026-08-24T08:18:12.000Z
The proposed investment is part of Nvidia’s talks with OpenAI and SB Energy on providing around US$100 billion in credit support for the planned Ohio data centre campus.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia in talks to invest US$3 billion in SoftBank subsidiary for OpenAI data centre project: report

2026-08-16T01:50:40.000Z
The Tokyo-based firm’s net income fell 18% to 347.3 billion yen (US$2.2 billion) – surpassing a market estimate of about 166 billion yen.
Companies & Markets

SoftBank’s Q1 profit falls 18%, beats expectations with chip boost

2026-08-06T07:20:06.000Z
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