Sep 3, 2026, 04:00 UTC
A 1.7% stake in Meesho Ltd worth Rs 1,650.4 crore changed hands via a block deal on September 3, 2026, with SoftBank's investment vehicle SVF II Meerkat DE likely the seller.
Sep 2, 2026, 20:00 UTC
NTT Docomo, KDDI, and SoftBank reported consolidated results for April-June 2026, all showing revenue and profit increases, with KDDI's operating profit up 21.1% year-on-year.
Source:Sep 2, 2026, 04:08 UTC
LINE Yahoo and SoftBank launched an online smartphone trade-in service called Yahoo! Smartphone Buyback on September 2, 2026.
Source:Aug 30, 2026, 15:30 UTC
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna criticized President Donald Trump for allowing SoftBank's SB Energy to build a large AI data center on federal land, alleging a pay-to-play scheme after SoftBank donated $50 million to Trump's presidential library fund.
Source:Aug 30, 2026, 15:30 UTC
Democratic lawmakers Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Melanie Stansbury issued a statement expressing concerns about potential corruption regarding SoftBank's donation and the subsequent federal data center deal.
Source:Aug 28, 2026, 07:06 UTC
SoftBank Group demanded that Moody's immediately stop publishing unsolicited credit ratings that do not reflect the group's true condition.
Source:Aug 28, 2026, 06:33 UTC
SoftBank Group announced that the completion of its acquisition of shares in subsidiary Line Man Corporation Pte. has been rescheduled to no later than the end of October 2026.
Source:Aug 28, 2026, 05:00 UTC
SoftBank-backed surgical robotics company Noah Medical has begun preparations for a Hong Kong initial public offering, aiming to raise more than US$100 million and planning to file its listing application as early as next year.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 09:15 UTC
SoftBank disclosed in a 13F filing that it held 86,956,522 Intel shares valued at $12.14 billion as of June 30, making Intel its largest US holding.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 21:59 UTC
AEP Ohio, together with Meta, QTS, Amazon, Softbank Energy, and Google, announced a pledge of over $18 million on August 18 to support AEP Ohio's Neighbor to Neighbor program, which provides grants to help Ohioans pay their electric bills.
Aug 18, 2026, 08:30 UTC
SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son appointed former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen as strategic advisor, a more senior role bringing him closer to top decision-making and to Son himself.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 04:41 UTC
SoftBank and SB Energy will invest more than $4 billion into local energy infrastructure and build at least 10 GW of new energy generation to power the data centre.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 14:21 UTC
SB Energy and SoftBank Group will build at least 10 gigawatts of new power generation capacity and invest at least $4.2 billion in regional grid improvements through AEP Ohio.
Aug 17, 2026, 04:30 UTC
SB Telecom Vietnam, SHINEC, Litehouse, and VietABank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop and provide integrated technology, finance, and implementation solutions for manufacturing enterprises at Nam Cau Kien Industrial Park, aiming to build a Smart Eco-Industrial Park.
Source:Jul 18, 2026, 04:45 UTC
Japan plans to purchase 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips to develop a domestic AI foundation model for robots, in a Noetra-led effort that includes SoftBank, Sony, and NEC.
Source:Jul 17, 2026, 03:56 UTC
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its subsidiary MUFG Bank are investing into Noetra Corp., an AI research and development company, without disclosing the amount.
Source:Jul 16, 2026, 07:43 UTC
A consortium of 44 companies including Honda and Sony Group has formally launched a new company, Noetra, to develop a domestic AI foundation for physical AI, with the Japanese government providing 1 trillion yen in support.
Jul 16, 2026, 02:30 UTC
Hyundai Motor Group will acquire all shares of Boston Dynamics held by SoftBank.
Jul 15, 2026, 01:38 UTC
SoftBank announced a price cut of up to 25% for its Y!mobile brand plans, effective July 17, 2026, for new subscribers.
Source:Jul 14, 2026, 02:27 UTC
SoftBank launches a cybersecurity service based on OpenAI technology.
Jul 10, 2026, 08:10 UTC
SoftBank Group has selected former Goldman Sachs trader Mark Agne to lead the finance and technology functions of the Vision Fund, succeeding departing CFO Navneet Govil.
Source:Jun 25, 2026, 06:00 UTC
Hyundai Motor Group is considering acquiring SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics by swapping its US AI research arm (RAI) for the stake, which would give Hyundai full ownership of Boston Dynamics.
Source:Jun 16, 2026, 10:35 UTC
SoftBank launches an OpenAI-powered patching service to protect Japan's top 3,000 critical infrastructure companies from cyberattacks.
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