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SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank)

Japanese telecommunications and digital services company

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Headquarters: Minato-ku, Japan
Founded year: 1981
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 200–900
Industry: Wireless Telecommunications Services

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Latest news about SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank)

In short: SoftBank reported a first-quarter net profit of 347.3 billion yen and announced a 300 billion yen strategic partnership with Seven & i.

Company announcements

August 4 SoftBank

SoftBank announced its consolidated earnings results for Q1 FY2026

The report covers the three months ended June 30, 2026, with materials and an online presentation available.

July 31 SoftBank

SoftBank partners with Seven & i Holdings for AI-driven convenience stores

The ¥300 billion capital partnership aims to combine physical stores with digital to transform customer experience.

July 27 SoftBank

SoftBank invests in Noetra's physical AI R&D

The company aims to develop a multimodal foundation model with government and industry partners, targeting deployment by 2030.

July 23 SoftBank

SoftBank and SoftBank Group collaborate on US neocloud services

The new company, SB Neo, is 51% owned by SoftBank Corp. and plans to start services by FY2027, leveraging 10-gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure.

Media coverage

August 18 Nikkei

SoftBank G stock temporarily down 7.7% amid concerns over slowing growth at US open AI

(11:05 AM, Prime, Code 9984) SoftBank Group (SBG) is experiencing a significant decline. The stock was sold off as much as 454 yen (7.78%) lower than the previous day, reaching 5376 yen. The electronic edition of the US newspaper Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported in the early hours of Japan time on the 19th that US Open AI is...

August 18 Jiji Press

SoftBank G to raise 1 trillion yen through retail corporate bonds, largest scale in history

SoftBank Group Corp. is preparing to issue about 1 trillion yen in corporate bonds for retail investors, it was learned Thursday. The Japanese technology investor...

August 17 CNBC TV18

SoftBank's Intel bet dominates US equity portfolio at 67%; Masayoshi Son doubles down on AI

SoftBank's other major holdings included Symbotic, which accounted for 9.85% of the portfolio at around $1.79 billion, and T-Mobile US, at 9.23% or around $1.68...

August 16 Yahoo Finance

SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Stock Looks Fairly Valued On Its 284% Run

SoftBank Group stock has delivered a very large 284.4% return over the past 5 years, yet current...

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