CNBC's Deirdre Bosa reports on the SoftBank CEO's big investment in the U.S. aimed at generating 100,000 new jobs.
Nvidia: It's a strategy that could lead to wide-ranging investment in chip production, energy capacity and related technologies. Son's aim is to have the first batch of shipment-ready AI chips by 2026,
Some of the funds might not be newly raised, potentially including previously announced investments like Softbank's $1.5 billion in OpenAI.
SoftBank CEO Son is expected to announce $100 billion US AI investment to create 100,000 jobs in data centers and semiconductor industries.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has developed an obsession with building the next Nvidia with his own chips and rake in billions of dollars being sent on AI h
This pledge doubles the 50,000 jobs initially promised by Son after Trump’s victory in 2016, when SoftBank committed to investing $50 billion in the U.S. Son is known for making bold business decisions and has significant investments in numerous Silicon Valley startups and major companies like semiconductor design firm Arm and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.
US President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son jointly announced that SoftBank will invest a total of US$100 billion in areas including AI over the next four years in the US,
President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to announce a $100 billion U.S. investment focused on AI, creating 100,000 jobs. The announcement follows a similar 2016 pledge. Trump's involvement highlights the political dimension,
SoftBank will invest at least $100 billion into US tech projects over the next four years, CEO Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump jointly revealed during a press conference at the Mar ...
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son and United States President-elect Donald Trump announced that the Japanese investment holding firm would invest $100 billion in the US, for the purpose of creating artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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