SoftBank Group Corp.

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Tokyo.

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Self-Driving Vehicles: The Newest Role for Maps?
Self-Driving Vehicles: The Newest Role for Maps?
June 01, 2018  |  Innovation

Maps were used for many things throughout the centuries. In the coming years, maps will tell self-driving cars when to turn left and right, where...

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Valuations Sizzle, Canada Fizzles And Autonomous Vehicles Get Rolling Again
Valuations Sizzle, Canada Fizzles And Autonomous Vehicles Get Rolling Again
June 01, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle of the Week: Autonomous Driving Gets Back in the Saddle It had been a rough few week for the much buzzed-about autonomous vehicles of the...

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SoftBank To Invest $2.2B In GM’s Cruise Self-Driving Car Business
SoftBank To Invest $2.2B In GM’s Cruise Self-Driving Car Business
May 31, 2018  |  Investments

SoftBank is gearing up to invest $2.25 billion in General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise, in what appears to be validating GM’s position in autonomous driving....

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Walmart Soon To Close $12.7 Billion Flipkart Deal
Walmart Soon To Close $12.7 Billion Flipkart Deal
April 23, 2018  |  Retail

Walmart is getting extremely close to securing a deal that would give it a majority stake in Indian eCommerce powerhouse Flipkart. That deal will reportedly...

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Walmart Gets Support Of Flipkart Shareholders, Excluding SoftBank
Walmart Gets Support Of Flipkart Shareholders, Excluding SoftBank
April 17, 2018  |  Retail

Walmart, which is trying to acquire a big stake in India’s leading eCommerce player Flipkart, has reportedly convinced some of its key shareholders to sell...

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SoftBank Driving Investments In Silicon Valley Startups
SoftBank Driving Investments In Silicon Valley Startups
April 16, 2018  |  Startups

Silicon Valley startups have been raising more money in recent months, and they have SoftBank of Japan largely to thank. According to a report in The...

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Paytm Secures $445 Million, Eyes Supplier Payments Amid KYC Pressures
Paytm Secures $445 Million, Eyes Supplier Payments Amid KYC Pressures
April 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Reuters reported news on Monday (April 2) that a regulatory filing has revealed $445 million being invested into India mobile wallet company Paytm by SoftBank...

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SoftBank Invests $400M In India’s Paytm Mall
SoftBank Invests $400M In India’s Paytm Mall
April 03, 2018  |  Investments

SoftBank Group announced that it is investing $400 million in India’s Paytm E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd., which will bring the value of the online retailer to...

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SoftBank Might Invest $1B In China’s Manbang Group
SoftBank Might Invest $1B In China’s Manbang Group
March 27, 2018  |  Investments

Japan’s SoftBank might be looking to invest $1 billion in Chinese truck-hailing company Manbang Group. The Wall Street Journal reported that the investment would be...

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