TechnologyTop StoriesWith SoftBank stake buy, Hyundai to make Boston Dynamics its wholly owned subsidiaryGBO CorrespondentJuly 17, 2026July 16, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 17, 2026July 16, 2026 Hyundai plans to begin deploying Atlas, Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot, at its...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesSoftBank, PayPay likely to invest in Japan’s retail giant Seven & i, claims reportGBO CorrespondentJuly 13, 2026July 13, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 13, 2026July 13, 2026 The proposed investment will total 700 billion yen, with Sumitomo Mitsui Card,...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesSoftBank aims to become leading ‘artificial superintelligence’ platform providerGBO CorrespondentJuly 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJuly 1, 2025 Up until 2019, SoftBank held about 5% of Nvidia. By the end...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesOpenAI allows employees to sell USD 1.5 billion stock to Japan’s SoftBankGBO CorrespondentDecember 3, 2024 GBO CorrespondentDecember 3, 2024 SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has been working to increase his company's exposure...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesJapan’s SoftBank swings back to quarterly profit with USD 7.7 billion gainGBO CorrespondentNovember 15, 2024 GBO CorrespondentNovember 15, 2024 According to the findings, SoftBank's more cautious investment strategy is paying off...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesSoftBank’s quarterly turnaround: Profits surge as focus shifts to Arm unitGBO CorrespondentMay 14, 2024May 13, 2024 GBO CorrespondentMay 14, 2024May 13, 2024 Investors are increasingly interested in the prospects of Arm Holdings, SoftBank's subsidiary...
Issue 03 - 2023MAGAZINETechnologyRevolut’s pursuit of UK licenseGBO CorrespondentSeptember 15, 2023September 20, 2023 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 15, 2023September 20, 2023 The Bank of England wants all shareholders to be treated equally, but...
InsuranceTop StoriesJapanese insurers sell heatstroke coverage as temperature risesGBO CorrespondentJuly 27, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 27, 2022 According to the Meteorological Agency, temperatures in Tokyo hit 35 degrees Celsius...
EconomyTop StoriesUK chipmaker Arm to lay off 1,000 staffGBO CorrespondentMarch 17, 2022 GBO CorrespondentMarch 17, 2022 The slashing of the workforce comes as their sale deal with Nvidia...
FintechTop StoriesAfrican fintech OPay raises $400 mn funding to expand in the Middle EastGBO CorrespondentAugust 24, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 24, 2021 The latest funding round was led by Softbank...