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SoftBank billionaire Son trims share pledges after AI rally

Singapore-based SAM Wealth Management borrowed 10 million SoftBank shares, worth about US$1.1 billion, from a Japan-based parent company that is also controlled by billionaire Masayoshi Son.

SoftBank founder ‘cried’ about selling Nvidia stake to fund AI bets

Masayoshi Son spoke for the first time about the surprise November disclosure that SoftBank had unloaded its entire stake in Nvidia.

SoftBank sells its entire Nvidia stake for $7.6 billion, stirring fresh AI bubble fears

SoftBank had sold its Nvidia shares to bankroll CEO Masayoshi Son’s sweeping AI push, built around his “all in” bet on ChatGPT-creator OpenAI.

SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20% of employees in shift to bold AI bets: Source, memo

SoftBank Group will lay off staff at its Vision Fund team globally as it shifts resources to founder Masayoshi Son’s large-scale SI bets in the US.

SoftBank shares surge to record on AI-fuelled profit recovery

SoftBank's results were an affirmation for founder Masayoshi Son’s bets on AI players such as Nvidia.

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